Commentary for Isaiah 35:10
וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה יְשֻׁב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיּוֹן֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂ֔יגוּ וְנָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ (פ)
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come with singing unto Zion, And everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; They shall obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Rashi on Isaiah
with joy of days of yore (Heb. שִׂמְחַתעוֹלָם, joy that is from days of yore, which they already experienced on the way of their Exodus from Egypt, “and the Lord was going before them by day” (Ex. 13:21).
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
And the ransomed, etc. And those that return, will come to Zion with rejoicing and with everlasting joy upon their heads. The head is the principal seat of the soul.11The divine promise of joy and happiness concerns the soul more than the body. According to others the joy will be like a cover over their heads; this explanation is also admissible.
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Rashi on Isaiah
shall flee The sadness and the sighing shall flee from them.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
ששון ושמחה ישיגו Joy and gladness shall reach them. According to others: they shall obtain joy and gladness.
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