Commentary for Isaiah 30:27
הִנֵּ֤ה שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙ בָּ֣א מִמֶּרְחָ֔ק בֹּעֵ֣ר אַפּ֔וֹ וְכֹ֖בֶד מַשָּׂאָ֑ה שְׂפָתָיו֙ מָ֣לְאוּ זַ֔עַם וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ כְּאֵ֥שׁ אֹכָֽלֶת׃
Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, With His anger burning, and in thick uplifting of smoke; His lips are full of indignation, And His tongue is as a devouring fire;
Rashi on Isaiah
the Name of the Lord His might, which will be for Him as a name, viz., what He will do to Sennacherib.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
The name of the Lord, the report of what He has done to the army of Assyria.
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Rashi on Isaiah
comes from long ago (מִמֶּרְחָק, lit. from afar.) To realize what He promised long ago.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
From far. From heaven; the angel that smote the Assyrians came down from heaven.
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Rashi on Isaiah
the burden (מַשָּׂאָה) The ‘heh’ is superfluous, and it is only like מַשָּׂא. Therefore, the ‘heh’ is silent, not punctuated by a mappiq.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
משאה Smoke.42A. V., Heavy. Comp. המשאת the smoke43A. V., The flame. (Judg. 20:40); there are many words for smoke.44In the Hebrew text the word כמה many before שמות, or רבות many after it, is omitted.
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