Commento su Isaia 5:2
וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּ וַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙ שֹׂרֵ֔ק וַיִּ֤בֶן מִגְדָּל֙ בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ וְגַם־יֶ֖קֶב חָצֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ וַיְקַ֛ו לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עֲנָבִ֖ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃
E lo scavò, lo liberò dalle pietre, e lo piantò con la vite più scelta, e costruì una torre in mezzo a essa, e anche scavò una vasca in essa; E guardò che doveva produrre uva e che produceva uva selvatica. .
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And he fenced it in Heb. וַיְעַזְּקֵהוּ. He fenced it and walled it around, surrounded like a sort of ring, translated into Aramaic as עִיזְקָא.
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ויעזקהו According to some: he sealed it; comp. the Chaldæan עזקתא Ring (3:21) for the Hebrew 5עזק would thus be a denominative of עזקא ring: to seal with the ring.;טבעת but this gives no sense; I think that this word is hapax legomenon. In Arabic there is, however, a word of the same root, meaning fence or hedge (to fence).
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and he cleared it of stones Heb. וַיְסַקְלֵהוּ. He cleared it of the stones that are detrimental to the vines, comp. (infra 62:10) “Clear of stones (סַקְּלוֹ מֵאֶבֶן).”
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ויסקלהו, Piel; he removed the stones thereof; the Kal, (סקל) has the meaning, to heap up stones; comp. ושרשך And he shall root thee out (Ps. 52:7).6וְשֵׁרֶשְׁךָ is derived from שׁׂרֶשׁ root; the Hiphil of the same verb signifies to take root. Similarly דֶשֶׁן ashes, Piël: to take away the ashes.
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and he planted it with the choicest vines They are the best of all branches for planting.
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ויטעהו מטע שרק ═ ויטעהו שרק And he planted it, the planting of a choicest vine.7That is, he planted it as carefully as the choicest vine is planted. This kind of ellipsis is very often assumed by I. E., and a great many phrases are explained by it. A.V., And planted it with the choicest vine. The verbal substantive is implied in every form of the verb, whether past or future.
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and he built a tower in its midst A press in which to press the grapes.
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Tower. A place for the watchman to dwell in.
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and also a vat he hewed therein Heb. יֶקֶב, the pit that is before the press, to receive the wine. Likewise, every יֶקֶב in Scripture is an expression denoting a pit. Likewise (Zechariah 14:4), עַד יִקְבֵי הַמֶלֶךְ, which Jonathan renders, “Until the King’s pits.” This is the depth of the ocean. Therefore, the expression of hewing applies, just like (Deut. 6:11): “and hewn pits.”
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And also made a wine-press therein. To press the vine within the vineyard.8The wine-press in the vineyard does not contribute to the production of good grapes; but it shows how firmly the owner hoped for good grapes, and how strong his desire was to prevent any loss of the flavour of the fruit by the transport.
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and he hoped to produce grapes And my beloved hoped that this vineyard would produce grapes for him.
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באושים Thorns;9A.V., Wild grapes. comp. באשה thorn (31:40).
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and it produced wild berries Heb. בְּאֻשִׁים. Similar to grapes, and they are called lanbrojjses in O.F.
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[The application of the parable is as follows:] And he fenced it. Palestine was filled with good houses and protected by strong walls. And he removed the stones thereof. God expelled the Canaanites. And built a tower. The temple on Mount Moriah was built. And also made a wine-press. The altar of burnt-offering was erected. And he looked that it should bring forth grapes, that is righteous men.
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Regarding the ten canopies that are stated in that chapter about Chirom the king of Tyre.
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From the Yetzer Horah, until he ate from the tree and then the Yetzer Horah entered him.
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The beginning of his creation is from the place of the altar.
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And he blew into his nostrils the breath of life from the upper realms.
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A spring flowing, the fountain of wisdom.
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That he should know and praise you.
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putrid things; he reviled and blasphemed.
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Since the end of the parable comes to say that they too did like him, he asks them the judgment.
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