Isaiah 27:3 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ נֹֽצְרָ֔הּ לִרְגָעִ֖ים אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּה פֶּ֚ן יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלֶ֔יהָ לַ֥יְלָה וָי֖וֹם אֶצֳּרֶֽנָּה׃

I the LORD do guard it, I water it every moment; Lest Mine anger visit it, I guard it night and day.

Rashi on Isaiah

I, the Lord, guard it in the time of exile.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

I, the Lord, do keep it, that is to say, the Divine glory remains in Zion.
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Rashi on Isaiah

every moment I water it Little by little I water it with the cup of retribution that comes upon it, lest I visit upon it at once and I destroy it. Therefore, night and day I ponder about it. Jonathan renders: Were it not that I visit upon them the iniquities that they are accustomed to commit before Me, I would guard it day and night.
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