Isaiah 10:18 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וּכְב֤וֹד יַעְרוֹ֙ וְכַרְמִלּ֔וֹ מִנֶּ֥פֶשׁ וְעַד־בָּשָׂ֖ר יְכַלֶּ֑ה וְהָיָ֖ה כִּמְסֹ֥ס נֹסֵֽס׃

And the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, He will consume both soul and body; And it shall be as when a sick man wasteth away.

Rashi on Isaiah

And the glory of his forest and his stately forest They are his numerous armies.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

And the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field. A figure, signifying that his armies would be as numerous as the trees of the forest, and as the ears of a fruitful field.
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Rashi on Isaiah

כַּרְמֶל is a tall forest.
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