Isaiah 66:15 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בָּאֵ֣שׁ יָב֔וֹא וְכַסּוּפָ֖ה מַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יו לְהָשִׁ֤יב בְּחֵמָה֙ אַפּ֔וֹ וְגַעֲרָת֖וֹ בְּלַהֲבֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃

For, behold, the LORD will come in fire, and His chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire.

Rashi on Isaiah

shall come with fire With the fury of fire He shall come upon the wicked.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

With fire, to kindle the anger. This figure signifies those divine decrees that come suddenly.
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Rashi on Isaiah

to render Heb. לְהָשִׁיב, [lit. to return] to His adversaries with fury His anger.
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