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*'''v. 4a.''' יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָׁמַיִם is fron … </br>*'''v. 4a.''' יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָׁמַיִם is fronted to focus on the shift to a new topic/agent.</br>*'''v. 4b.''' the subject/agent (אֲדֹנַי) is fronted for emphasis–It is the almighty ‘Lord’ (אֲדֹנַי—a form used only in reference to God) who mocks them!</br>*'''v. 6a.''' The first person pronoun with preposed waw (וַאֲנִי) appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis (constituent focus), reflected in NET’s translation by “I myself”—which is reinforced also by the subsequent י alliteration.</br>*'''v. 7ab.''' The divine name (יְהוָה) may be either the free member of the bound phrase חֹק יְהוָה or the preverbal subject of a new clause (יְהוָה אָמַר אֵלִי). According to the latter option, the subject, יְהוָה, is fronted as in v. 4ab. </br>*'''v. 7c.''' The fronted subject complement (בְּנִי) is an instance of constituent focus.</br>*'''v. 7d.''' The fronted temporal reference—“today!” (הַיּוֹם)—is an instance of constituent focus: “The emphasis on today also occurs in other types of covenant renewal ceremony; see Deut 26:17 and 30:19.”'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A1B-QINU`"' The fronted personal pronoun (אֲנִי), an instance of [renewed] topic focus, corresponds to “my son” (בְּנִי) in the preceding line—also phonologically.</br> in the preceding line—also phonologically.
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