Mercy That Subdues: Verbal Repetition, Piel Imperatives, and Ocean Imagery in Micah 7:19
Micah 7:19 יָשׁ֣וּב יְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּ יִכְבֹּ֖שׁ עֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ וְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְ בִּמְצֻלֹ֥ות יָ֖ם כָּל־חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ Mercy Repeated: יָשׁוּב יְרַחֲמֵנוּ יָשׁוּב — Qal imperfect 3ms of שׁ־ו־ב, “he will return.” This may refer either to God returning to His people or resuming His compassion. It echoes previous covenantal language where divine wrath is replaced by divine mercy. יְרַחֲמֵנוּ — Piel imperfect…