Isaiah 2:9 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁפַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְאַל־תִּשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם׃

And man boweth down, And man lowereth himself; And Thou canst not bear with them.

Rashi on Isaiah

And man has become bowed down [This refers to] inferior [men].
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

וישה And boweth down. Niphal of שחח; comp. וימס ‘And it was melted’ (Jos. 7:5) Niphal of מסס. Their acts degraded them.
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Rashi on Isaiah

and man has become humble [This refers to] great [men], heroes, and warriors.
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