Commentaire sur Isaïe 49:2
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם פִּי֙ כְּחֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֔ה בְּצֵ֥ל יָד֖וֹ הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי וַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙ לְחֵ֣ץ בָּר֔וּר בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃
Il a rendu ma bouche semblable à un glaive tranchant et m’a abrité à l’ombre de sa main; il a fait de moi une flèche reluisante et m’a serré dans son carquois.
Rashi on Isaiah
And He made my mouth like a sharp sword to castigate the wicked and to prophesy retribution upon them.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
And He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword, to speak elegantly; or, as was the case in his prophecies against Babylon, to speak sharply; and the meaning of the whole phrase is accordingly : Although God has made my mouth like a sharp sword against the Babylonians, neither the Babylonians nor the wicked men in Israel, could do any harm to me,
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Rashi on Isaiah
He concealed me in the shadow of His hand that they be unable to harm me.
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