Isaiah 49:25 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁבִ֤י גִבּוֹר֙ יֻקָּ֔ח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט וְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָרִ֔יב וְאֶת־בָּנַ֖יִךְ אָנֹכִ֥י אוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

But thus saith the LORD: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; And I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, And I will save thy children.

Rashi on Isaiah

and with your contender Heb. יְרִיבֵךְ. And with your contender I will contend.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The captive of the mighty. The captive which the mighty man has taken, will be taken away from him.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

עריץ The terrible. It is an adjective with transitive meaning: causing terror; comp. אימים (Gen. 14:5).
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