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הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות וְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔הּ וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּי מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע עֹ֖וד קֹ֥ול מַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ In the fiery oracles of prophecy, language does not merely describe events — it enacts them. Nowhere is this more evident than in Nachum 2:13, where the Lord Himself speaks directly to Nineveh, declaring divine judgment with martial fury. The verse brims with violent imagery: chariots burned to smoke, cubs devoured by swords, messengers silenced forever. But beneath the poetic surface lies a subtle grammatical phenomenon that transforms this declaration from a mere warning into a performative act of doom.… Learn Hebrew