Isaiah 22:3 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כָּל־קְצִינַ֥יִךְ נָֽדְדוּ־יַ֖חַד מִקֶּ֣שֶׁת אֻסָּ֑רוּ כָּל־נִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙ אֻסְּר֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו מֵרָח֖וֹק בָּרָֽחוּ׃

All thy rulers are fled together, Without the bow they are bound; All that are found of thee are bound together, they are fled afar off.

Rashi on Isaiah

All your officers wandered together Zedekiah and his officers, who went out to flee at night (II Kings 25:4).
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

מקשת אסרו Because of the bow they were bound.1A. V., They are bound by the archers. When they saw the bow of the enemy, they surrendered out of fear, and became prisoners.
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Rashi on Isaiah

because of the bow they were bound who, because of fear of the archers, were bound to be confined within the city, and all those found therein were bound together with chains, and the majority of them fled from afar prior to this.
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