Isaiah 5:11 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

ה֛וֹי מַשְׁכִּימֵ֥י בַבֹּ֖קֶר שֵׁכָ֣ר יִרְדֹּ֑פוּ מְאַחֲרֵ֣י בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף יַ֖יִן יַדְלִיקֵֽם׃

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, That they may follow strong drink; That tarry late into the night, Till wine inflame them!

Rashi on Isaiah

They sit until late in the evening to drink wine at night.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

משכימי That rise up early. Status constructus, although followed by the preposition ב; comp. השכוני באהלים that dwell in tents (Judg. 8:11);
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Rashi on Isaiah

wine inflames them It burns in them.
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