And thy ears shall hear the word of one admonishing thee behind thy back: This is the way, walk ye in it: and go not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
Ibn Ezra
And thine ears, etc. Thou wilt see thy teachers before thee, and hear the words of thy prophets and instructers, that call after thee from behind. Some explain the words thine eyes shall see and thine ears shall hear to express figuratively the seeing and understanding of the heart. תאמינו = חימינו; א is substituted for י as is frequently done. When you turn to the right hand, etc.: When you are about to depart from the right way, either to the right or to the left, you will hear distinctly the words of them that show the right way.
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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