Isaiah 28:14 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָצ֑וֹן מֹֽשְׁלֵי֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, The ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem:

Rashi on Isaiah

the allegorists of this people who express their scorn as an allegory, such as:
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Ye scornful men, that say mockingly, that the words of the Lord are like precept upon precept, etc.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

מושלי According to some, they that rule; comp. ממשלה dominion; but better, the poets; comp. המשלים they that speak in proverbs (Num. 21:27)
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