Isaiah 14:25 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

לִשְׁבֹּ֤ר אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּאַרְצִ֔י וְעַל־הָרַ֖י אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ וְסָ֤ר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ עֻלּ֔וֹ וְסֻ֨בֳּל֔וֹ מֵעַ֥ל שִׁכְמ֖וֹ יָסֽוּר׃

That I will break Asshur in My land, And upon My mountains tread him under foot; then shall his yoke depart from off them, And his burden depart from off their shoulder.

Rashi on Isaiah

To break Assyria in My land And with this you shall know that what I planned about you will remain as well.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

As I have thought to break Assyria in my land, that is, in Jerusalem, where His residence is.
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Rashi on Isaiah

“To break...” is connected to “As I thought, so it was.”
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