Commentaire sur Isaïe 59:14
וְהֻסַּ֤ג אָחוֹר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה מֵרָח֣וֹק תַּעֲמֹ֑ד כִּֽי־כָשְׁלָ֤ה בָֽרְחוֹב֙ אֱמֶ֔ת וּנְכֹחָ֖ה לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל לָבֽוֹא׃
Le droit est forcé de reculer, la justice se tient à distance, car la vérité a trébuché sur la place publique et la droiture ne peut trouver d’accès.
Rashi on Isaiah
And justice has turned away backwards Our revenge from our enemies, which depends upon the Holy One, blessed be He, and His righteousness stands from afar. Why? For truth has stumbled in our streets, [and since truth has stumbled from the earth, even from heaven righteousness and justice do not come.]
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
והסג And is turned away. It is Hophal
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
And justice standeth afar off. It is figurative expression for "they evince no justice". אמת Truth. It is a feminine noun; the third radical (נ) is dropped and expressed implicitly by Dagesh in אמתך "thy truth" (38:18).
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
נכחה Equity. Things which one says straightforwardly to his neighbour; comp. נכוחים right (Sam II 15:3).
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