וְהָיָה֙ כְּעַרְעָ֣ר בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה כִּי־יָב֣וֹא ט֑וֹב וְשָׁכַ֤ן חֲרֵרִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֶ֥רֶץ מְלֵחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃ (ס)
Siya ay magiging gaya ng nag-iisang punungkahoy sa kaparangan, at hindi niya makikita kapag dumating ang mabuti; maninirahan siya sa mga tigang na dako sa ilang, sa lupaing maalat na hindi tinatahanan.
Rashi
like a lonely tree like a lonely tree, an expression of (Gen. 15:2) “Childless (עֲרִירִי),” and some say (degat in O.F) laid waste, and Menahem (Machbereth Menahem p. 137) explained: The name of a tree of the forest trees, and its name is ar’ar, and this is the explanation of (infra 48.6) “Like an ‘aroer’ in the desert,” one of the trees of the forest.
Rashi
parched land aridness. Comp. (Job 30:30) “Became dry (חָרָה) from heat.”
Rashi
salt-sodden soil Land that is salty and will not be settled.