Commentary for Isaiah 65:10
וְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרוֹן֙ לִנְוֵה־צֹ֔אן וְעֵ֥מֶק עָכ֖וֹר לְרֵ֣בֶץ בָּקָ֑ר לְעַמִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר דְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for My people that have sought Me;
Rashi on Isaiah
the Sharon The name of a region in the land of Israel.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
עמק עכור The valley of Achor. This valley is near Jerusalem; comp. And the valley of Achor for a door of hope (Hos. 2:15). Others render it, Valley of trouble,8That is, the valley, in which the Israelites have brought trouble upon themselves through their bad actions. I. E., justly rejects this explanation, because the words עמק עכור are probably like השרון in the first part of the verse, a proper name, without any reference to trouble or sin. comparing it with עכר that troublest (1 Kings 18:17). The latter is a forced explanation.
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Rashi on Isaiah
and the Valley of Achor As its apparent meaning.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
For my people that sought me. For He will remember those that seek another besides Him.
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