Isaiah 14:28 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

בִּשְׁנַת־מ֖וֹת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֑ז הָיָ֖ה הַמַּשָּׂ֥א הַזֶּֽה׃

In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

Rashi on Isaiah

In the year of King Ahaz’s death and his son Hezekiah reigned, was this harsh prophecy concerning the Philistines given.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

המשא.27Here a new chapter commences, according to I. E. The prophecy28A. V., Burden. or a parable in the prophetic style, as is apparent from the words For out of the serpent’s root, etc.
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