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Commentary for Jeremiah 25:34

הֵילִ֨ילוּ הָרֹעִ֜ים וְזַעֲק֗וּ וְהִֽתְפַּלְּשׁוּ֙ אַדִּירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן כִּֽי־מָלְא֥וּ יְמֵיכֶ֖ם לִטְב֑וֹחַ וּתְפוֹצ֣וֹתִיכֶ֔ם וּנְפַלְתֶּ֖ם כִּכְלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃

Wail, ye shepherds, and cry; And wallow yourselves in the dust, ye leaders of the flock; For the days of your slaughter are fully come, And I will break you in pieces, And ye shall fall like a precious vessel.

Rashi on Jeremiah

Howl an expression of יְלָלָה, howling.
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and roll i.e., roll in the dust (se vautrer in French).
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and your scatterings This is a short verse; i.e., to say: and your scatterings shall come near.
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like a precious vessel That is to say: If you say, “We are important,” there are many precious glass vessels that fall, break, and are lost.
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