פירוש על ישעיהו 32:2

And the man shall be The hero in the fear of the Holy One, blessed be He - that is Hezekiah - shall be for Israel.

והיה איש And a man shall be. Either every one of the officers of Hezekiah, or Hezekiah himself is meant.

as a hiding place from the wind As a shelter of a rock, where people hide because of the wind, and they hide there because of the heat ([mss. read:] because of the rain), so will those remaining from the ten tribes trust in him.

מחבא Hiding place. Participle Hiphil.

in an arid land. (בְּצָיוֹן) an expression of dryness, desolation (צִיָּה).

בציון In a dry place. Comp. ציה dry (41:18).

as the shade of a huge rock in a weary land In a sunny place, where the earth is weary and dry and yearning for shade.

עיפה Thirsty.²A.V., Weary; but Ps. 143:6, Thirsty. Comp. Ps. cxliii.—

The verse may also be explained thus:³או or, ויתכן it may be explained, or a similar phrase, introducing a new explanation, is omitted in the Hebrew text before והיה איש. As the continuation of the first or second explanation, this remark would certainly be superfluous, and a mere tautology. And Judah shall be like one who sitteth in a hiding-place from the wind, etc.