Isaiah 52:9 Commentary: Ibn Ezra

פִּצְח֤וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו חָרְב֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ גָּאַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Break forth into joy, sing together, Ye waste places of Jerusalem; For the LORD hath comforted His people, He hath redeemed Jerusalem.

Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

פצחו Break forth. A poetical expression for speak. The word has the same meaning in Arabic.10Comp. I. E. on 14:7.
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