Commentary for Isaiah 43:17
הַמּוֹצִ֥יא רֶֽכֶב־וָס֖וּס חַ֣יִל וְעִזּ֑וּז יַחְדָּ֤ו יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ בַּל־יָק֔וּמוּ דָּעֲכ֖וּ כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה כָבֽוּ׃
Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power— They lie down together, they shall not rise, They are extinct, they are quenched as a wick:
Rashi on Isaiah
they were quenched Jonathan renders: Like flax they dimmed, they were quenched.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, תיל ועזוז the great and powerful army21According to I. E. עזוז is an adjective, meaning powerful, and co-ordinate to גדול great, which is implied in חיל. Comp. I. E. on 45:14. on land; the army of the Chaldæans is meant, that went out to fight against the Persians.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
דעכו It is Pual,21aI. E. seems to have read רֹּעֲכוּ instead of the Kal רׇּעֲכוּ comp. Ps. 118:12. and means they are extinct; comp. ידעך shall be put out (Prov. 20:20)
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