1)

What is the meaning of "Hen Goyim k'Mar mi'Deli"?

1.

Rashi: Nochrim who refuse to recognize their Creator, and He does not deem them worthy to establish Nevi'im from them to reveal to them His secrets, they are like a bitter drop filthy from the bottom of the bucket, sediment of the filth of the water and corrosion of the wood (slime).

2.

Radak: Since Hashem did all this, how can the Goyim say that Hashem cannot take Yisrael from amidst them?! All of them are to Him like a drop in the bucket. It mentions a bucket, for drops spill from it when drawing water.

3.

Malbim: The drop that drips from the bucket, it is nothing compared to the water in the bucket, but it is a part. So one nation is with respect to all the nations.

2)

What is "Sachak Moznayim"?

1.

Rashi: The copper corrodes, and it is Nischak (minced). Radak - this is a miniscule amount; it comes off when one blows.

2.

Malbim: The dust on the scale is not even part of the scale. So everything found on the earth is nothing compared to the earth.

3)

What is the meaning of "[Hen Iyim] ka'Dak Yitol"?

1.

Rashi: [The islands will be] like fine powder; like dust that the wind raises, so the powder will be taken. Radak - so explain the Targum and the grammarian R. Yehudah Chiyug. Yitol is Nifal (will be taken).

2.

Radak: When He will want, all the islands will carry them and convert them to something fine.

3.

Malbim: The islands are totally insignificant compared to the earth.

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