Isaïe 40:7 Commentaire : Rashi & Ibn Ezra

יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃

L’herbe se dessèche, la fleur se fane, quand l’haleine du Seigneur a soufflé sur elles. Or, le peuple est comme cette herbe.

Rashi on Isaiah

shall wilt Heb. נָבֵל, wilt.

Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

חציר Grass. The fresh grass; the word has the same meaning in Arabic.17خَضِرَ Viruit, خَضِرٌ Viridis. (Freytag, Lex. Arab. Lat.)

Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

נשבה Bloweth. Comp. וישב and he drove away (Gen. 15:11), though of a different conjugation.18נשבה is the third person feminine part, of Kal; וישב is the third person masculine future (with ו conversive) of Hiphil.