Commentary for Isaiah 47:5
שְׁבִ֥י דוּמָ֛ם וּבֹ֥אִי בַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ בַּת־כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י לֹ֤א תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙ יִקְרְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ גְּבֶ֖רֶת מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.
Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
יקראו לך Thou shalt be called. Lit. They, the people, will call thee. Comp. Num. 26:59; there are many other instances like it.9Comp. I. E. on 2:4 and note 5.
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