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Commentary for Isaiah 32:5

לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א ע֛וֹד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֽׁוֹעַ׃

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, Nor the churl said to be noble.

Rashi on Isaiah

deceitful (כִּילַי) a plotting deceiver, who plots evil.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

נבל The vile person. Comp. נובלת fading7The oak is said to be fading, on account of its losing its foliage and remaining without fruit and leafless; so נבל the vile person, is without good actions, yielding no benefit to his fellow-men. (1:30).
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Rashi on Isaiah

noble (שׁוּעַ) an expression of a lord, to whom everyone turns (שׁוֹעִין).
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

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