Commentary for Jeremiah 12:9
הַעַ֨יִט צָב֤וּעַ נַחֲלָתִי֙ לִ֔י הַעַ֖יִט סָבִ֣יב עָלֶ֑יהָ לְכ֗וּ אִסְפ֛וּ כָּל־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה הֵתָ֥יוּ לְאָכְלָֽה׃
Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her round about? Come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour.
Rashi on Jeremiah
Is...a speckled bird of prey? The ‘heh’ is that of the interrogative. Therefore, it is vowelized with a ‘pattah.’ Are they like a speckled bird of prey, stained with blood, around which other birds gather? Another explanation:
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Rashi on Jeremiah
Is...a speckled bird of prey One bird is speckled, and all the birds gather around it to eat it because they hate it.
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Are there birds of prey around her? Are these armies fowl of the heavens, the swift troops that are around her?
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