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Flying into the Trap: Syntactic Irony in Proverbs 7:23
עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵדֹ֗ו כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפֹּ֣ור אֶל־פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־֝יָדַ֗ע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשֹׁ֥ו הֽוּא׃
(Proverbs 7:23)
Until an arrow pierces his liver; like a bird hastening to the trap, he does not know that it is for his life.
Clause Structure and Sequential Tension
The verse is structured as a sequence of clauses that depict a sudden and fatal downfall—syntactically layered to match the speed and inevitability of the event:
עַד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵדֹ֗ו – “Until an arrow pierces his liver”
עַד (“until”) sets up a temporal clause leading to climax.… Learn Hebrew
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