in 2:15 after the accusation that the community has acted treacherously (2:10, 11, 14, 15): because he [the One] hates divorce. Who is the subject of the verb? And how does the verb function in the clause? First, we note that šālaḥ (to dismiss, send) denotes divorce when used of a man’s dismissal of the woman, giving her a certificate of divorce (cf. Deut 24:1–4; Jer 3:8; cf. Gen 21:14).357 There are wives whom a husband is not permitted to divorce (šālaḥ):358 a wife he has slandered (Deut 22:19);