Isaïe 41:21 Commentaire : Rashi & Ibn Ezra

קָרְב֥וּ רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ עֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם יֹאמַ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Présentez votre cause, dit l’Éternel, produisez vos arguments, dit le Roi de Jacob.

Rashi on Isaiah

Present your plea All the heathens ([mss. K’li Paz:] nations), come and contend and debate with My children.

Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

קרבו Produce. It is imperative Piel after the form of ברכו praise (Jud. 5:2).

Rashi on Isaiah

your strong points Heb. עַצֻּמוֹתֵיכֶם, Your sturdy and strong arguments. This is an expression of a dispute in Mishnaic Hebrew: “Two who were engaged in a legal dispute (מִתְעַצְּמִין),” in Tractate Sanhedrin (31b).