כְּצִפֳּרִ֣ים עָפ֔וֹת כֵּ֗ן יָגֵ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת עַל־יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם גָּנ֥וֹן וְהִצִּ֖יל פָּסֹ֥חַ וְהִמְלִֽיט׃
Как птицы, так и Господь Саваоф защитит Иерусалим; Он доставит это, как Он защищает это, Он спасет это, когда Он пройдет.
Rashi
passing over (פָּסוֹחַ) passing over. Alternatively, it may be interpreted as an expression of sparing.
Ibn Ezra
כצפרים As birds. This noun is feminine, although it has the plural termination ־ִים (comp. פילגשים concubines, signifying exclusively a female being, and still with the masculine termination); it is therefore followed by the feminine form עפות flying.
Rashi
and rescuing He will extricate Israel from the strait. This is an expression of rescue (esmoucer in O. F.).