Isaiah 2:16 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־שְׂכִיּ֥וֹת הַחֶמְדָּֽה׃

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all delightful imagery.

Rashi on Isaiah

And over all the ships Jonathan renders: And over all those who inhabit the islands of the sea, who go and come by ship.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Ships of Tarshish. If taken figuratively, they signify the merchants; literally, they are ships which belong to Israelites, and are going to Tarshish.
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Rashi on Isaiah

Tarshish The name of a sea called Tarshish.
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