Commentary for Leviticus 26:19
וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־שְׁמֵיכֶם֙ כַּבַּרְזֶ֔ל וְאֶֽת־אַרְצְכֶ֖ם כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.
Rashi on Leviticus
ושברתי את גאון עזכם AND I WILL BREAK THE EXCELLENCY OF YOUR STRENGTH — This is a reference to the Temple; for thus does it state, (Ezekiel 24:21) “Behold I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength”.
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Sforno on Leviticus
ושברתי את גאון עזכם, by the destruction of the Tabernacle in Shiloh. Compare Psalms 78,60 “He forsook the Tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had set among men.”
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Or HaChaim on Leviticus
ושברתי את גאון עזכם, "And I will break the pride of your power." According to Torat Kohanim our verse speaks of the Holy Temple and its destruction. Seeing the Jewish people did not repent in spite of their afflictions G'd will deprive them of the Holy Temple. The Jews erred in thinking that as long as the Temple remained standing this was proof that G'd related to them positively.
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