פירוש על ישעיהו 58:11

in drought Heb. בְּצַחְצָחוֹת, at the time of thirst and drought. So did Jonathan render.

And the Lord shall guide thee continually. He will be with thee, wherever thou goest.

strengthen Heb. יַחֲלִיף [lit. arm.] Comp. (Num. 31:5) “Armed (חֲלוּצֵי) for war.”

בצחצחות In drought. Comp. צחא is dry (5:13). It is the opposite of fulness.

יחליץ Some declare it to be hap. leg., and explain it he will make fat; others render it he will strengthen, comparing it with חלוצי armed (Num. 31:5); others still think that יַחֲלִיץ and יְחַלֵּץ he delivereth (Job 36:15) are the same in meaning;^13aThe Hebrew text has the Kal יחלוץ; but from the other instances quoted, which are Piёl and Hiphil, it may be inferred that the Piёl יְחַלֵּץ was here intended by I. E. as is the case with יַשְׁלִיחַ (Ex. 8:17) and יְשַׁלַּח he sendeth (Ps. 78:45), with יַשְֹמִיחַ (Ps. 89:43), and יְשַֹמַּח he gladdeneth (Lam. 2:17). This latter explanation is right; comp. He keepeth all his bones, not one of them is broken (Ps. 34:21);

ועצמתיו יחליץ means, therefore, He delivereth his bones from the danger of being broken. לא יכזבו Fail not, are not cut off; comp. כזב leasing (Ps. 4:3), a thing that cannot last but by chance.¹⁴The word מקרה chance can not be taken literally here; this would be against the theory of I. E.; it is opposed to עומד everlasting, and signifies exposed to unexpected dangers.