And Gomer weaned Lo-Ruhamah, and then she conceived and then bore a son. II Hebrew Notes. There are three verbs in this verse, all identical in form. They are in the qal imperfect, third feminine singular. The qal imperfect displays an action as imcomplete, and that is done here to show the drama of the act.
Newscasters often employ the historical present in order to dramatize the events they report.
This usually goes with their narration of a film clip. The fireman goes up the ladder and into the burning house. He returns with a child in each arm. The event of the fire is past relative to the newscast. Yet the newscaster speaks as though they are happening at that very moment.