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Flattened Earth, Exalted City: Verb Forms and Geographic Prophecy in Zechariah 14:10

יִסֹּ֨וב כָּל־הָאָ֤רֶץ כָּעֲרָבָה֙ מִגֶּ֣בַע לְרִמֹּ֔ון נֶ֖גֶב יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְֽרָאֲמָה֩ וְיָשְׁבָ֨ה תַחְתֶּ֜יהָ לְמִשַּׁ֣עַר בִּנְיָמִ֗ן עַד־מְקֹ֞ום שַׁ֤עַר הָֽרִאשֹׁון֙ עַד־שַׁ֣עַר הַפִּנִּ֔ים וּמִגְדַּ֣ל חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יִקְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ Zechariah 14:10 offers a visionary description of cosmic transformation and urban restoration. This verse is structured around two prophetic verbal themes: the flattening of the land (יִסֹּוב כָּל־הָאָרֶץ כָּעֲרָבָה) and the exaltation and permanence of יְרוּשָׁלַיִם. The grammar is layered with imperfect verbs in prophetic narrative style, construct chains of geographical markers, and clause parallelism that visually maps a restructured holy land.… Learn Hebrew
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