וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃
Mereka menanti-nantikan aku seperti menantikan hujan, dan mereka membuka mulut lebar-lebar seperti menyambut hujan akhir musim.
Rashi
after a long time After a long time they would speak, because most of their time was spent in silence, for they were anxiously waiting to hear my words.