Commento su Isaia 13:8
וְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ ׀ צִירִ֤ים וַֽחֲבָלִים֙ יֹֽאחֵז֔וּן כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה יְחִיל֑וּן אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יִתְמָ֔הוּ פְּנֵ֥י לְהָבִ֖ים פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
E saranno spaventati; Fitte e piaghe li afferreranno; Dovranno soffrire come una donna in travaglio; Si guarderanno stupiti l'un l'altro; Le loro facce devono essere facce di fiamma.
Rashi on Isaiah
pangs and throes (צִירִים וַחֲבָלִים) These are expressions of pains of a woman who kneels to give birth, for the hinges (צִירִים) of her womb break apart to open.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
פני להבים A face of flames. A face burnt by the intensity of the pains. According to others: The face of the Lehabim;9Comp. Genesis 10:13. Lehabim being the name of a nation similar to the Ethiopians.
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Rashi on Isaiah
they shall writhe Heb. יְחִילוּן. חִיל, חַלְחָלָה are expressions of shivering.
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