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Commentary for Isaiah 24:19

רֹ֥עָה הִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ פּ֤וֹר הִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ מ֥וֹט הִֽתְמוֹטְטָ֖ה אָֽרֶץ׃

The earth is broken, broken down, The earth is crumbled in pieces, The earth trembleth and tottereth;

Rashi on Isaiah

The earth has broken (רֹעָה הִתְרֹעֲעָה) an expression of breaking. Comp. (Ps. 2:9): “You shall break them (תְּרֹעֵם) with an iron rod.”
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

רעה Is broken. Comp. תרועם thou wilt break them (Ps. 2:9); a word found frequently in the Targum.28רעע in Chaldee is the same as רצץ in Hebrew.
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Rashi on Isaiah

has crumbled (פּוֹר הִתְפּוֹרְרָה), an expression of crumbs.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

פור התפוררה Is broken asunder. Comp. ויפרפרני and he hath broken me asunder (Job 16:12); פוררת thou hast divided (Ps. 74:13)
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