Isaïe 59:15 Commentaire : Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וַתְּהִ֤י הָֽאֱמֶת֙ נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶת וְסָ֥ר מֵרָ֖ע מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל וַיַּ֧רְא יְהוָ֛ה וַיֵּ֥רַע בְּעֵינָ֖יו כִּֽי־אֵ֥ין מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Oui, la vérité a cédé la place, et quiconque s’écarte du mal passe pour dément; et l’Éternel a vu, à sa grande indignation, que c’en était fait du droit.

Rashi on Isaiah

is considered mad Heb. מִשְׁתּוֹלֵל, considered mad by the people. Comp. (Micah 1:8) “I will go as a mad man (שׁוֹלָל).” This is equivalent to שׁוֹגֵג, inadvertent, which the Targum renders: שָׁלוּ. Likewise (II Sam. 6:7), “For his error (הַשַּׁל).”

Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

משתולל According to some it means "mad;" comp. שולל "mad"13A. V., "stripped." (Mic. 1:8); אשתללו "they are mad" (Ps. 76::6); perhaps all these words are serived from שלל "to deprive of property;"14The meaning of משתולל accordingly is "maketh himself a prey (A. V.). משתולל is the participle Hitpael of שלל.

Rashi on Isaiah

and was displeased for there is no justice Therefore, He brought retribution upon them.