Commentary for Amos 6:11
כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְצַוֶּ֔ה וְהִכָּ֛ה הַבַּ֥יִת הַגָּד֖וֹל רְסִיסִ֑ים וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַקָּטֹ֖ן בְּקִעִֽים׃
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, And the great house shall be smitten into splinters, And the little house into chips.
Rashi on Amos
into splinters—That it shall be splintered into fine chips.
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Rashi on Amos
chips—Larger than splinters. According to its prominence, shall be its destruction. In this manner did Jonathan render: And he shall smite the large kingdom with a mighty blow, and the small kingdom with a weak blow.
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