Isaiah 24:22
22 They will be imprisoned in a pit, ▼▼ Heb “they will be gathered [in] a gathering [as] a prisoner in a cistern.” It is tempting to eliminate אֲסֵפָה (’asefah, “a gathering”) as dittographic or as a gloss, but sound repetition is one of the main characteristics of the style of this section of the chapter.
locked up in a prison,
and after staying there for a long time, ▼
▼ Heb “and after a multitude of days.”
they will be punished. ▼
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