פירוש על ישעיהו 19:17

And the land of Judah shall be to Egypt for a dread When those remaining in Egypt from the captivity of Sennacherib hear of his downfall, that he will fall in the land of Judah without any physical warfare, they will know that the Divine Presence is manifest in Israel and that their Savior is mighty, and they will fear and be frightened of the land of Judah.

לחגא For a terror. Comp. יחגו they reel to and fro (Ps. 107:27). ובמחוגה and with the compass²¹Root חוג ═ חגג, to move about, to stagger, to fear. (44:13).

a dread Heb. לְחָגָּא, an expression of a breach and fear and fright, similar to (Psalms 107:27): “They were frightened (יָחוֹגוּ) and wander like a drunkard,” similarly (Song 2:14), “In the cracks of (בְּחַגְוֵי) the rock.”