Isaiah 9:13 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וַיַּכְרֵ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל רֹ֧אשׁ וְזָנָ֛ב כִּפָּ֥ה וְאַגְמ֖וֹן י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃

Therefore the LORD doth cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

Rashi on Isaiah

a large arch and a small arch An expression denoting kings and sultans.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The people did not return to the Lord, because there was none to show them the right way.
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Rashi on Isaiah

כִּפָּה, arcum voltum, arvolt in O.F. [an arch] i.e., those who hover over them like an arch.
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