## Rashi on Ezekiel Chapter 5

###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:1:1
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**חֶרֶב חַדָּה.** סִימָן לְחֶרֶב נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a sharp sword** symbolizing the sword of Nebuchadnezzar.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:1:2
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**תַּעַר הַגַּלָּבִים.** הָרַצְעָנִים, וְלָשׁוֹן יְוָנִי הוּא. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים ׳פַּרְקְמַצִי״ר׳ בְּלַעַ״ז; וּמְנַחֵם חִבֵּר **תַּעַר הַגַּלָּבִים** – תַּעַר הַגּוֹלְחִים, וְאֵין לוֹ דִּמְיוֹן בַּתּוֹרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a cobbler’s razor** Heb. הַגַלָבִים, the cobblers. It is Greek, and some say that it is parcheminer in Old French, cobbler, saddler. However, Menachem (p. 56) defines תַעַר הַגַלָבִים as, the barber’s razor. No similar word exists in Scripture.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:2:1
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**בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר.** אֲשֶׁר חַקּוֹתָ עַל הַלְּבֵנָה, כִּכְלוֹת יְמֵי מְצוֹרְךָ; אוֹת הִיא שֶׁיִּכְלוּ שְׁלִישִׁיתָם בְּזַלְעֲפוֹת רָעָב בְּתוֹכָהּ, שֶׁהֵם כָּאֵשׁ, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״עוֹרֵנוּ כְּתַנּוּר נִכְמָרוּ מִפְּנֵי זַלְעֲפוֹת רָעָב״ (איכה ה:י):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the midst of the city** that you inscribed on the brick, as the completion of the days of the siege. This is a sign that a third of them will perish in the heat of hunger in its midst, which is like fire, in the same way that it says (Lam. 5:10): “Our skin is parched as by a furnace because of the heat of hunger.”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:2:2
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**תַּכֶּה.** אוֹתָהּ **בַּחֶרֶב**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and strike** it.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:2:3
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**סְבִיבוֹתֶיהָ.** סְבִיב אוֹתָהּ לְבֵנָה, סִימָן עַל הַבּוֹרְחִים מִן הָעִיר שֶׁיַּשִּׂיגוּם כַּשְׂדִּים וְיַהַרְגוּם סְבִיב יְרוּשָׁלַיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with a sword all around it** Around that brick, symbolizing those who flee from the city, whom the Chaldeans will overtake and slay in the environs of Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:2:4
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**וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית תִּזְרֶה לָרוּחַ.** סִימָן לַגּוֹלִים שֶׁיֵּלְכוּ לְמִצְרַיִם, יוֹחָנָן בֶּן קָרֵחַ וַחֲבוּרָתוֹ; וְשָׁם **אָרִיק חֶרֶב אַחֲרֵיהֶם** – שֶׁהָלַךְ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר וְהֶחֱרִיב אֶת מִצְרַיִם, וְשָׁם נֶהֶרְגוּ (ירמיה מב:טז; מג:ה-ז; מו:יג-כו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and a third you shall scatter to the wind** symbolizing the exiles who will go to Egypt, viz. Johanan son of Kareach and his associates, and there I shall unsheathe a sword [in pursuit] after them, for Nebuchadnezzar went and destroyed Egypt, and there they were slain.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:3:1
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**וְצַרְתָּ אוֹתָם בִּכְנָפֶיךָ.** אֵלּוּ מְתֵי מְעַט שֶׁיִּגְלוּ לְבָבֶל וְיִחְיוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and you shall bind them in your skirts** These are the few people who will be exiled to Babylon and will live. An addendum to Rashi reads: **and you shall bind them** From here is an allusion [to the fact] that whoever cuts his hair should not cast it away, but should hide it, for any act written in these verses has implications of evil.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:4:1
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**וּמֵהֶם עוֹד תִּקַּח.** מֵאוֹתָם מְתֵי **מְעָט**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And you shall take more of them** From those few people.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:4:2
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**וְשָׂרַפְתָּ אוֹתָם בָּאֵשׁ.** סִימָן לְאַחְאָב בֶּן קוֹלָיָה וְצִדְקִיָּה בֶּן מַעֲשֵׂיָה, ״אֲשֶׁר קָלָם מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל״ (ירמיה כט:כב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and burn them with fire** This represents Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, whom the king of Babylon burnt with fire (Jer.29: 21f.).


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:4:3
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**מִמֶּנּוּ תֵצֵא אֵשׁ.** מִן הָרְמָזִים הָאֵלֶּה שֶׁאֲנִי רוֹמֵז לְךָ תֵּצֵא הַפּוּרְעָנִיּוֹת לְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**therefrom a fire will emerge** From these allusions that I give you, retribution will emerge to all the house of Israel.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:5:1
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**בְּתוֹךְ הַגּוֹיִם שַׂמְתִּיהָ.** בְּאֶמְצַע הָעוֹלָם (תנחומא, קדושים י):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**among the nations I have placed it** In the middle of the world.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:6:1
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**וַתֶּמֶר אֶת מִשְׁפָּטַי.** וַתַּחֲלִיף אֶת מִשְׁפָּטַי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**But she exchanged My judgments** Heb. וַתֶּמֶר, she exchanged My judgments.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:6:2
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**מִן הַגּוֹיִם.** שֶׁכָּךְ כָּתוּב בִּמְנַשֶּׁה ״וַיַּתַע מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לַעֲשׂוֹת רַע מִן הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיד ה׳ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל״ (דברי הימים ב לג:ט); וְיֵשׁ פּוֹתְרִים, שֶׁהַגּוֹיִם לֹא קִבְּלוּ תּוֹרָתִי, וְהֵם קִבְּלוּהָ עֲלֵיהֶם וְעָבְרוּ עָלֶיהָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**more than the nations** For so it is written concerning Manasseh (II Chron. 33:9): “And Manasseh misled Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do evil more than the nations that the Lord had destroyed from before the children of Israel.” Some interpret this to mean that the nations did not accept His Torah, but they [Israel] did accept it upon themselves, and transgressed it.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:7:1
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**יַעַן הֲמָנְכֶם.** יַעַן הִזְמִינְכֶם אֶת עַצְמְכֶם לְהֶפְקֵר **מִן הַגּוֹיִם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Because you have prepared yourselves** Because you have prepared yourselves to be more profligate than the nations.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:7:2
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**הֲמָנְכֶם.** לְשׁוֹן ״וַיְמַן לָהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ״ (דניאל א:ה); וּמְנַחֵם פֵּתְרוֹ לְשׁוֹן ׳הוֹמֶה׳, כְּמוֹ ״הָמוּ גוֹיִם״ (תהלים מו:ז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
[The word] הֲמָנְכֶם is an expression of (Dan 1:5): “And the king allotted (וַיְמַן) [food] for them.” Menachem, though, interpreted it as an expression of stirring, like (Ps. 46: 7): “Nations have stirred (הָמוּ).”


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:7:3
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**וּכְמִשְׁפְּטֵי הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶם לֹא עֲשִׂיתֶם.** שֶׁהֵם לֹא הֵמִירוּ אֶת אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְהֵמָּה לֹא אֱלֹהִים, וְאַתֶּם הֲמַרְתֶּם כְּבוֹדִי בְּלֹא יוֹעִיל (ירמיה ב:יא); וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ פֵּרְשׁוּ (סנהדרין לט:): כַּמְתֻקָּנִים שֶׁבָּהֶם לֹא עֲשִׂיתֶם, כַּמְקֻלְקָלִים שֶׁבָּהֶם עֲשִׂיתֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and like the customs of the nations that were around you, you did not do** For they did not exchange their gods, although they are not gods, but you exchanged My glory for something that avails not. Our Sages (Sanh. 39b) explained: You did not do as the virtuous ones among them, you did as the corrupt ones among them.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:8:1
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**גַּם אֲנִי.** אַתְּ בָּגַדְתְּ עָלַי, וְ**גַם אֲנִי הִנְנִי עָלַיִךְ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I too** You betrayed Me, and I too, behold I am upon you.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:13:1
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**וְהַנִּיחוֹתִי חֲמָתִי.** כְּשֶׁאֶנָּקֵם **בָּם** תָּנוּחַ חֲמָתִי וְלֹא תְצִיקֵנִי רוּחִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I shall cause My fury against them to subside** When I avenge Myself against them, My fury will subside, and My spirit will not oppress Me.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:13:2
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**וְהִנֶּחָמְתִּי.** וְאֶתְנַחֵם עַל הַצַּעַר שֶׁצִּעַרְתֶּם אוֹתִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I shall be comforted** Heb. וְהִנֶחָמְתִּי. And I shall be comforted from the pain that you inflicted upon Me.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:14:1
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**וְלְחֶרְפָּה.** דִישְׁטְרוֹיְ״ר בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a ruin** Heb. לְחָרְבָּה, destroyer in Old French, to make desolate, destroy.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:15:1
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**וְגִדּוּפָה.** בִּזָּיוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and a taunt** A disgrace.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:15:2
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**מוּסָר.** יִסּוּרִין:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a chastisement** Heb. מוּסָר torments.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:15:3
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**וּמְשַׁמָּה.** תִּמָּהוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and an astonishment** A wonder.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:16:1
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**וְרָעָב אוֹסִיף עֲלֵיכֶם.** הוּא רָעָב הַפְּרוּטָה הַכָּלָה מִן הַכִּיס; כָּךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I shall add a famine upon you** This is the famine of the penny depleted from the pocket. So I heard.


###### Rashi on Ezekiel 5:16:2
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**מַטֵּה לָחֶם.** ״מַשְׁעַן לֶחֶם״ (ישעיה ג:א):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**your staff of bread** Support of bread.