Isaiah 38:15 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר וְאָֽמַר־לִ֖י וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑ה אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה כָל־שְׁנוֹתַ֖י עַל־מַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and Himself hath done it; I shall go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.

Rashi on Isaiah

What shall I speak praise and adoration before Him? Behold He promised me consolations, and He fulfilled them.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

He hath spoken unto me. He said, I will add to thy days (ver. 5),
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Rashi on Isaiah

I will cause all my sleep to flee Comp. (Gen. 31:40) “And my sleep fled.” Jonathan renders שְׁנוֹתַי as an expression of years.
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