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Commentary for Isaiah 41:18

אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָר֔וֹת וּבְת֥וֹךְ בְּקָע֖וֹת מַעְיָנ֑וֹת אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִיָּ֖ה לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃

I will open rivers on the high hills, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.

Rashi on Isaiah

rivers an understanding heart for Torah and prophecy.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

שפים High places. It is the opposite of בקעות valleys. This also is wonderful, that rivers will be found on high places.
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Rashi on Isaiah

a desert A place where there was no Torah wisdom.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

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