Rashi, on Isa 24:5

“And the earth is infected by the inhabitants thereof: because they have transgressed the laws, they have changed the ordinance, they have broken the everlasting covenant.”

“And the land has deceived This is a sort of deceit; it produces grass but does not produce growing grain; it shows growing grain, but there are no wheat kernels in its stalks (lit., in its straws). because of its inhabitants (תַּחַת יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ) lit., under its inhabitants; because of its inhabitants. the everlasting covenant That is the Torah that they received with a covenant.”

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