יָדוֹ֙ פָּ֣רַשׂ צָ֔ר עַ֖ל כָּל־מַחֲמַדֶּ֑יהָ כִּֽי־רָאֲתָ֤ה גוֹיִם֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִקְדָּשָׁ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֔יתָה לֹא־יָבֹ֥אוּ בַקָּהָ֖ל לָֽךְ׃ (ס)
Wyciągnął ciemięzca rękę swą na wszystkie jej skarby. Tak, widziała jak wtargnęli poganie do świątyni jej, oni, o których rozkazałeś: nie wchodzić im do zboru twojego!
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“His hand” [1:10]. His hands have picked up. The unpleasant Moab and Ammon raised their hands to take the Torah scrolls and burn them. When other nations took silver and gold, Moab and Ammon took the Torah scrolls because the Torah said that a Moabite or Ammonite should not marry an Israelite forever. Therefore, they took their revenge on the Torah scrolls.7Lamentations Rabbah, 1.38.
Rashi
The oppressor extended his hand. Ammon and Mo’av.40Alternatively, Nevuchadnetzar. (Targum)
Rashi
Over all her treasures. The Torah scrolls, which are spoken of as, “they are more desirable than gold.”41Tehilim 19:11. All [the other nations] turned to plunder silver and gold, but they [i.e. Ammon and Mo’av] turned upon the Torah scrolls in order to burn them, because it is written in them, “an Ammonite [or a Mo’avite] shall not enter, etc.”42Devarim 23:4. Concerning whom You commanded,
Rashi
“Let them not enter your community.” These are referring to Ammon and Mo’av.