Commentaire sur Isaïe 40:2
דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל־לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וְקִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י לָקְחָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ (ס)
Parlez au cœur de Jérusalem, et criez-lui que son temps d’épreuve est fini, que son crime est expié, qu’elle a reçu de la main du Seigneur double peine pour toutes ses fautes.
Rashi on Isaiah
for she has become full [from] her host Jonathan renders: She is destined to become full from the people of the exiles, as though it would say, “She has become full from her host.” Others interpret צְבָאָה like (Job 7:1), “Is there not a time (צָבָא) for man on the earth?”
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Malbim on Isaiah
Because its set time is complete. This means to say: either they will be redeemed at the time that the set time is complete. And this will be if they don't merit to be redeemed earlier than this. Or they will be redeemed before the time - Because, for its sin is satisfied. If their sins are satisfied with repentance and merit. Or because - For it took from the Hand of God double. That He will double their torments and punishments until the punishments and torment equal - All of its sins. For example, someone who it was decreed on him to sit in jail for ten years and get lashed ten times every day, and the jail master hits him one hundred times every day, he goes free. And so too it was in Egypt, that the hardship of the service finished the four hundred years in two hundred and ten.
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Malbim Beur Hamilot on Isaiah
Her term of service is over. Her time was over, like "Wait until this week is over", and bounds the term of service which is a limited and set amount of time
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