Isaiah 63:18 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

לַמִּצְעָ֕ר יָרְשׁ֖וּ עַם־קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ צָרֵ֕ינוּ בּוֹסְס֖וּ מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃

Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, Our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.

Rashi on Isaiah

For [but] a short time, Your holy people inherited They had their greatness and their inheritance for a short time.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

למצער A little while.
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Rashi on Isaiah

trampled [The term בוססו denotes] trampled underfoot.
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