Isaiah 5:14 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

לָכֵ֗ן הִרְחִ֤יבָה שְּׁאוֹל֙ נַפְשָׁ֔הּ וּפָעֲרָ֥ה פִ֖יהָ לִבְלִי־חֹ֑ק וְיָרַ֨ד הֲדָרָ֧הּ וַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּ וּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּ וְעָלֵ֥ז בָּֽהּ׃

Therefore the nether-world hath enlarged her desire, And opened her mouth without measure; And down goeth their glory, and their tumult, and their uproar, And he that rejoiceth among them.

Rashi on Isaiah

Therefore, the nether-world has expanded Retribution corresponding to deed; they expanded themselves to swallow much food and drink, and they opened their mouth to swallow, so will the nether world expand itself to swallow.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

נפשה Her breath.25A. V., Herself. נפש is the breath that comes out of the mouth; comp. נפשו his breath (Job 41:21).
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Rashi on Isaiah

and opened Heb. פָּעֲרָה.
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