1)

Who would we have thought will live in the houses that they build?

1.

Malbim: The heir, or a stranger.

2)

Why does the verse teach also about planting?

1.

Malbim: Trees last longer than buildings.

3)

Why does it say "Ki chi'Ymei ha'Etz Yemei Ami"?

1.

Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: This refers to Etz ha'Chayim. Radak - perhaps this refers to what it says in Yerushalmi Brachos 1:1, that the Etz Chayim (in Gan Eden) is a 500 year journey [thick].

2.

Radak: Others will not live in the house that they build, because they will live as long as the trees that they plant - "they will plant and another will eat." It says "Ami" and "Bechirai", for only they will have this longevity, but not other nations; it will be wondrous.

4)

Why does it say "u'Ma'ase Yedeihem Yevalu "Vechirai"?

1.

Radak: What they produce will wear out in their lifetimes. This is like "they will not build and another will live in it."

2.

Malbim: They will live longer than the trees that they plant.

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