What is the meaning of "Al Gal Sharashav Yesubachu"?
Rashi: They are caught in the branch and the thicket.
Ibn Ezra: Gal is like Gal Avanim 1 .
Devar Eliyahu #1: Its roots sprout from a rock-pile. This hints to his money, which stands him up.
Devar Eliyahu #2: This is his children.
Malbim: The roots cannot spread due to a rock-pile nearby.
A rock-pile. Ibn Ezra explains also the Seifa to mean that it is entangled in rocks. (PF)
What is the significance of "Beis Avanim Yechezeh"?
Rashi: It sees a strong place, and builds it for a fortress.
Rashi citing Menachem: Yechezeh is an expression of a border. He will build until the border. The same applies to "Mechoz Cheftzam", "Mechezeh El Mechezeh." All this is before it is stricken.
Devar Eliyahu: This refers to his house; the tree itself spreads on houses. Normally, trees are planted outside the city. They grow higher than the wall - "Banos Tza'adah Alei Shor."
Malbim: The roots cannot spread due to a stone house nearby.
