And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
Ibn Ezra
The majority of commentators apply this chapter to the Messiah, as if the prophet said, The Assyrian army, which is now attacking Jerusalem, will perish; but besides this partial deliverance, a time of complete redemption will come for Jerusalem. R. Moses Hakkohen refers the chapter to Hezekiah, on account of its being the continuation of the prophecy recorded in the preceding chapter. חטר Rod. Comp. חוטרא, the Chaldæan translation of .מטה גזע Seed. נצר Branch. Comp. 14:19. And there shall come forth, etc. Hezekiah was very young at the time of this prophecy.
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
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