Isaiah 54:9 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כִּי־מֵ֥י נֹ֙חַ֙ זֹ֣את לִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי מֵעֲבֹ֥ר מֵי־נֹ֛חַ ע֖וֹד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כֵּ֥ן נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי מִקְּצֹ֥ף עָלַ֖יִךְ וּמִגְּעָר־בָּֽךְ׃

For this is as the waters of Noah unto Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

Rashi on Isaiah

For this is to Me [as] the waters of Noah [i.e.,] it is an oath in My hand, and He proceeds to explain His words, “as I swore that the waters of Noah shall never again pass over the earth, etc.”
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The waters of Noah. The flood that was in the days of Noah.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

This, namely, the punishment, which I decreed, and the comfort which I promised.19The punishment is compared with the flood, the comfort with the promise which was then given by the Lord, that the flood should never be brought again.
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