כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבּ֖וֹ יַעֲשֶׂה־אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת חֹ֗נֶף וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־יְהוָה֙ תּוֹעָ֔ה לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃
Sapagkat ang hamak ay nagsasalita ng kabuktutan, at ang kanyang puso ay nagbabalak ng kasamaan, upang gumawa ng pagkukunwari at magsalita ng kamalian laban sa Walang-Hanggan, upang hungkagin ang kaluluwa ng nagugutom, at ipagkait ang inumin sa nauuhaw.
Rashi
speaks villainy (יְדַבֵּר) like מְדַבֵּר, a present tense.
Ibn Ezra
For the vile person, etc. This refers to the officers of Ahaz.
Rashi
works iniquity (יַעֲשֶׂה) Gathers thoughts of iniquity. Comp. (Deut. 8:17) “Gathered (עָשָׂה) for me this wealth.”
Rashi
to practice flattery (לֲַעֲשׂוֹת) He thinks thoughts how he can practice flattery. חֹנֵף is a noun; therefore, the accent is on the first syllable, it is vowelized with a ‘pattah’ (now called a ‘segol’).
Rashi
and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail According to the simple meaning, they rob the poor. The Targum, (however, paraphrases:) The words of the Torah, which are like water to the thirsty, they plan to nullify.