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The opening verse of our chapter is notable for both its lyricism and obscurity. \u201cDesert of the sea and gales that race through the Negev\u201d are quite poetic, but to whom (or what) are they addressed? The exegetes were unanimous in identifying their objective as Babylonia, but they were divided with respect to how the designations came about. (Because of its association, in context, with death and destruction, the term \u201cNegev storms\u201d [<\/span>sufot ba-negev<\/span><\/i>] was used to describe a series of violent pogroms in the southern reaches of the Russian empire\u2014present-day Ukraine\u2014in 1881.)<\/span><\/p>\n

In commenting on v.2: <\/span>\u201c<\/span>My mind is confused, I shudder in panic. My night of pleasure he has turned to terror\u201d (4), Malbim* offered a significant psychological insight into the turbulence that Isaiah forecasted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subsequently, his body was nullified because of his mind\u2019s confusion, thereby nullifying his life-force. Moreover, \u201cshuddered in panic\u201d are \u201cconvulsions\u201d (<\/span>\u05e7\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9\u05d0\u05df<\/span>), which shake all the sinews and nullify the whole body\u2014muscles and blood vessels\u2014all because \u201cmy night of pleasure\u201d has been turned to shuddering; namely sudden fear and trembling that occur at a time of rejoicing intensify bewilderment and confusion. They switch the body and its senses from joy to great fear, to the extent that one hovers between happiness and perplexity. One\u2019s eyes then see things falsely and the visions of rejoicing, alongside death and destruction, lead one to the depths of fear and into the chasms of the soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

The balance of the chapter incorporates two additional prophetic destinations, so to speak: Duma (aka Seir, aka Edom, 11) and Arav (13). The reference to Arabs evoked another contemporary observation on the part of Malbim, namely \u201cthe Children of Kedar [Ishmael] were known for their hospitality, and that remains the custom of the Arabs to this very day\u201d (13).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*For the significance of Malbim\u2019s commentary to the Book of Isaiah,<\/span> see our introduction to chapter 1.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":65929,"id":65929,"title":"is21-eyes","filename":"is21-eyes.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/is21-eyes.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/psychological-warfare\/is21-eyes\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"is21-eyes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":65928,"date":"2019-11-20 19:42:02","modified":"2022-08-02 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