Commentary for Habakkuk 2:10
יָעַ֥צְתָּ בֹּ֖שֶׁת לְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ קְצוֹת־עַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים וְחוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
Thou hast devised shame to thy house, By cutting off many peoples, And hast forfeited thy life.
Rashi on Habakkuk
With this matter, you advised shame for your house For you advised to cut off many peoples, and you caused a loss for yourself.
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Rashi on Habakkuk
to cut off an expression of stripping and peeling, as in (Lev. 14: 43) “Scraping the house.”
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Rashi on Habakkuk
and you have sinned against your life As in (Prov. 20:2) “He who provokes him sins against his life.” He sins to lose his life; forsfait sa arme in O.F. he forfeits his soul.
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