וְאִשְּׁר֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֖ם כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם כִּֽי־תִהְי֤וּ אַתֶּם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ חֵ֔פֶץ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (ס)
At tatawagin kayong mapalad ng lahat ng bansa, sapagkat kayo'y magiging lupaing kinalulugdan, sabi ng Walang-Hanggan ng mga Hukbo.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“All the nations will account you happy” [3:12]. All the nations will praise you, instead of being shamed among the nations. The [Midrash] Yelamdenu writes: when someone praises his friend or his lover, this is nothing novel. However, when someone praises his enemy, this is a novelty and an honor to the person who is praised by his enemy.4Yalkut Shimoni, Malachi, Remez, 590.