פירוש על ישעיהו 59:18

According to their deeds As is fitting to recompense for what the enemies dealt to them.

כעל גמלות Like a man who is zealous for repaying.¹⁹It is not clear from the words of I. E. whether this remark refers also to כעל ישלם, and explains it to mean like a man (who is zealous) for revenge, or is limited to כעל גמלות; in that case the whole phrase is to be translated, Like a man (who is zealous) for repaying, so he (is clad with zeal) for revenge. A. V., According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay. Fury to his adversaries, etc. He will repay fury to his adversaries, etc.

accordingly He shall repay As is fitting to repay them He shall repay.

To the islands, etc. By his adversaries and enemies mentioned before, those on the continent are meant; the prophet continues, therefore, to the islands, etc.