Commentary for Isaiah 20:6
וְ֠אָמַר יֹשֵׁ֨ב הָאִ֣י הַזֶּה֮ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֒ הִנֵּה־כֹ֣ה מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ אֲשֶׁר־נַ֤סְנוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֶזְרָ֔ה לְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔ל מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֵ֖יךְ נִמָּלֵ֥ט אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (ס)
And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day: Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?’
Rashi on Isaiah
the inhabitants of this isle The land of Israel, who relied on Pharoah for aid.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
The inhabitant of this isle. The Israelites, who live in these islands near Egypt, will say,
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Rashi on Isaiah
isle like the islands of the sea.
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