Tanach
Yeshayahu 46:5-7 ישעיהו מ״ו:ה׳-ז׳
Part of: Chapter 46
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לְמִי תְדַמְּיוּנִי וְתַשְׁווּ וְתַמְשִׁלוּנִי וְנִדְמֶֽה׃
To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Rashi
ונדמה. ונהיה אני והוא דומין זה לזה:
הַזָּלִים זָהָב מִכִּיס וְכֶסֶף בַּקָּנֶה יִשְׁקֹלוּ יִשְׂכְּרוּ צוֹרֵף וְיַעֲשֵׂהוּ אֵל יִסְגְּדוּ אַף־יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃
They that scatter gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god; they fall down, indeed, they prostrate themselves.
They that scatter gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god; they fall down, indeed, they prostrate themselves.
Rashi
הזלים זהב מכיס. ל' יזלו מים (תהלים קמז):
בקנה ישקולו. הוא קנה המאזני' שקורין פליי"ל בלע"ז:
יִשָּׂאֻהוּ עַל־כָּתֵף יִסְבְּלֻהוּ וְיַנִּיחֻהוּ תַחְתָּיו וְיַֽעֲמֹד מִמְּקוֹמוֹ לֹא יָמִישׁ אַף־יִצְעַק אֵלָיו וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִצָּרָתוֹ לֹא יוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ {ס}
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he stands; from his place he cannot move: even if one shall cry out to him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he stands; from his place he cannot move: even if one shall cry out to him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
ותמשילוני. כמו (איוב ל׳:י״ט) ואתמשל כעפר ואפר ל' דמיון: