Comentários de Citação sobre Ezequiel 26:2

ורב יעבוד צעיר, “and the senior one would serve the junior one.” This can be interpreted in various directions. Either, literally, the older one will serve the younger one, or as in Ezekiel 26,2 אמלאה החרבה, where the prophet describes the city Tzor (Tyre) as discontent as long as Jerusalem has not been destroyed. The philosophies of Esau and Yaakov are mutually exclusive, and as long as both are alive and vibrant the other can not be content. Another approach to the word רב sees in it a reference to “abundance, surfeit,” as in ’ורב מקולות וגו, “enough, too much of the thunder, etc.” (Exodus 9,28) Translated into our verse here, the meaning of the prophecy would be that the many would serve the few. (Yaakov’s descendants being “the few.”)

מלאם יאמץ SHALL BE STRONGER THAN THE OTHER RACE —They will never be equally great at the same time: when one rises the other will fall. Thus it says, (Ezekiel 26:2) “[Because Tyre (colonised by Esau) says about Jerusalem] I shall be filled with her that is laid waste” — Tyre became full (powerful) only through the ruin of Jerusalem (Megillah 6a).

Rather, this is its interpretation: According to what is said For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, to dig for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns (Jeremiah 2:13). Here is one evil that is actually two, because if they had worshipped Him in partnership [with other gods], at the very least the evil would have been singular, namely the association of God’s name with something else. But they have forsaken Me comp/letely, not even worshipping Him in partnership, and this is a double evil — namely idol worship and abandonment of God. Therefore, their punishment was doubled in this manner, for God abandoned Israel and filled the cities of the nations, as it is written I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste (Ezekiel 26:2) — Tyre was only filled through Jerusalem’s destruction. And if both were destroyed, Jerusalem would have found half-comfort in the troubles of others, but now that one rises while the other falls, she has received double for all her sins. It does not say “for her sins” but rather for all her sins, meaning that along with her double sins, she also received a double blow as punishment in this manner. Similarly, the consolation will be double with the abandonment of the nations and the success of Israel. Therefore it says here, and you make a graven image — this is the making of idolatry; and you do evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, to provoke Him — this is a second act, that they will not even worship Him in partnership, for one who provokes is not a worshipper. For this reason, He doubled the destruction and annihilation, as it says, for she has received double. And concerning this He said, You will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will lead you — showing that the lands of the nations will be full, while your land will be desolate. And after saying and you will return to the Lord, etc., He said, to drive out nations greater and mightier than you from before you, etc. This is the double consolation that will occur in the future, just as it was on the day they went up from the land of Egypt.