Isaiah 9:16 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

עַל־כֵּ֨ן עַל־בַּחוּרָ֜יו לֹֽא־יִשְׂמַ֣ח ׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֶת־יְתֹמָ֤יו וְאֶת־אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔ם כִּ֤י כֻלּוֹ֙ חָנֵ֣ף וּמֵרַ֔ע וְכָל־פֶּ֖ה דֹּבֵ֣ר נְבָלָ֑ה בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפּ֔וֹ וְע֖וֹד יָד֥וֹ נְטוּיָֽה׃

Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; For every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, And every mouth speaketh wantonness. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

Rashi on Isaiah

and evildoers Wicked. Comp. (1:4) “Evildoing seed.”
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The Lord will rejoice. Anthropomorphism; as human beings are accustomed to rejoice when their work is in a good condition.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

חנף Hypocrite. A man who is virtuous in outward appearance, but vicious at heart.
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