אור החיים הקדוש · האזינו · שְׁלִישִׁי
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יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־במותי [בָּ֣מֳתֵי] אָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּאכַ֖ל תְּנוּבֹ֣ת שָׂדָ֑י וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּ דְבַשׁ֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע וְשֶׁ֖מֶן מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ צֽוּר׃
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the fruitage of the field; And He made him to suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock;
חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב צֹ֗אן עִם־חֵ֨לֶב כָּרִ֜ים וְאֵילִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־בָשָׁן֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים עִם־חֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת חִטָּ֑ה וְדַם־עֵנָ֖ב תִּשְׁתֶּה־חָֽמֶר׃
Curd of kine, and milk of sheep, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and he-goats, With the kidney-fat of wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou drankest foaming wine.
No Ohr HaChaim comment on this pasuk in this edition.
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן יְשֻׁרוּן֙ וַיִּבְעָ֔ט שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ עָבִ֣יתָ כָּשִׂ֑יתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ֙ אֱל֣וֹהַ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked, Thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou didst become gross, And he forsook God who made him, And contemned the Rock of his salvation.
No Ohr HaChaim comment on this pasuk in this edition.
יַקְנִאֻ֖הוּ בְּזָרִ֑ים בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃
They roused Him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke Him.
No Ohr HaChaim comment on this pasuk in this edition.
יִזְבְּח֗וּ לַשֵּׁדִים֙ לֹ֣א אֱלֹ֔הַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֹ֣א יְדָע֑וּם חֲדָשִׁים֙ מִקָּרֹ֣ב בָּ֔אוּ לֹ֥א שְׂעָר֖וּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
They sacrificed unto demons, no-gods, Gods that they knew not, New gods that came up of late, Which your fathers dreaded not.
אור החיים הקדוש
לֹא אֱלֹהַ. פֵּרוּשׁ, גַּם הֵם אֵינָם זוֹבְחִים לָהֶם לְצַד הֱיוֹתָם אֱלוֹהַּ, אֶלָּא לַעֲשׂוֹת לָהֶם צָרְכֵיהֶם וּמְבֻקָּשָׁם. וּכְנֶגֶד מַה שֶׁעוֹשִׂים לַעֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים אָמַר ״אֱלֹהִים לֹא יְדָעוּם״, פֵּרוּשׁ, הֲגַם שֶׁאֵינָם יוֹדְעִים אוֹתָם מַה טִיבָם שֶׁל הָאֱלִילִים הֵם עוֹבְדִים אוֹתָם. וְאָמְרוֹ ״חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרֹב בָּאוּ״ וְגוֹ׳, עַיֵּן מַה שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי בְּפָסוּק (דברים יג:ז) ״כִּי יְסִיתְךָ אָחִיךָ״ וְגוֹ׳:
The words "no-god" mean that they did not even sacrifice to these demons because they considered them to be a god, but rather only to have them fulfill their physical needs and desires. And regarding what they do for actual idol worship, the verse says, "gods that they knew not." This means that even though they do not know them, nor do they understand the true nature of these idols, they worship them anyway. Regarding the words, "new gods that came up of late," see what I have explained on the verse in Deuteronomy 13:7, "If your brother entices you."
צ֥וּר יְלָדְךָ֖ תֶּ֑שִׁי וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֵ֥ל מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃
Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, And didst forget God that bore thee. .
אור החיים הקדוש
צוּר יְלָדְךָ תֶּשִׁי. יִתְבָּאֵר עַל דֶּרֶךְ אָמְרָם זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (זוהר חלק ג רז:) בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁרָצָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לִבְרֹא אֶת הָאָדָם, נִמְלַךְ בַּמַּלְאָכִים וְאָמְרוּ לְפָנָיו ״מָה אֱנוֹשׁ״ וְגוֹ׳ (תהלים ח:ה), וְנִתְעַצֵּם ה׳ נֶגֶד דִּבְרֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים וּבְרָאוֹ וְהֶעֱנִישׁ הַמְּנַגְּדִים, עַד כָּאן, וְלָזֶה כְּשֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל עוֹבְרִים רְצוֹנוֹ מַחְלִישִׁים טַעַם לֵידָתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם, וְהוּא אָמְרוֹ ״יְלָדְךָ תֶּשִׁי״.
Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful (Teshil). This can be explained based on the teaching of Chazal in the Zohar, volume 3, page 207a. At the time when the Holy One, blessed be He, wished to create man, He consulted with the angels. They said before Him, "What is man that You should remember him?" (Psalms 8:5). Hashem strongly asserted Himself against the words of the angels, created man, and punished those angels who opposed. Thus, when Israel transgresses His will, they weaken (matishim) the very reason and justification for man's creation. This is the meaning of "the Rock that begot thee, you have weakened" (teshi, which is read as weakening).
וַתִּשְׁכַּח אֵל מְחֹלְלֶךָ. תִּתְפָּרֵשׁ לְשׁוֹן עֲדִי, כְּדֶרֶךְ אָמְרוֹ (הושע ב:טו) ״וַתַּעַד נִזְמָהּ וְחֶלְיָתָהּ״, וְהַכַּוָּנָה שֶׁעֲשָׂאֲךָ מָחוֹל, עֲדִי עַל כָּל הַנִּבְרָאִים, אֲפִלּוּ עַל הַמַּלְאָכִים, כְּאָמְרוֹ (תהלים סו:יב) ״הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ״, אוֹ עַל דֶּרֶךְ אָמְרוֹ (ישעיה מט:ג) ״יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר״, שֶׁעֲשָׂאֲךָ עֲדִי לוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ. וְרַזַ״ל אָמְרוּ (ספרי) דְּרָשׁוֹת וּכְפַטִּישׁ וְגוֹ׳.
And didst forget God that bore thee (Mechol'lecha). The word mechol'lecha can be interpreted as an expression of adornment (chelyah), similar to the verse, "and she adorned herself (vata'ad) with her ear-rings and her jewels (vechelyatah)" (Hosea 2:15). The meaning is that He made you a crown and an adornment over all other created beings, even over the angels, as in the verse, "You have caused men to ride over our heads" (Psalms 66:12). Alternatively, it can be understood in the sense of the verse, "Israel, in whom I will be glorified" (Isaiah 49:3), meaning that He made you an adornment for Himself, blessed be He. Our Sages of blessed memory in the Sifrei have also offered many homiletical interpretations on this verse, like a hammer that shatters a rock into many sparks.
אור החיים הקדוש
יַרְכִּיבֵהוּ עַל בָּמֳתֵי וְגוֹ׳. אֵין זֶה נִמְשָׁךְ עִם הָאָמוּר לְמַעְלָה, אֶלָּא הַתְחָלַת עִנְיָן וְנִמְשָׁךְ לְמַטָּה, וּגְזֵרַת הַדְּבָרִים הוּא ״וַיִּשְׁמַן יְשֻׁרוּן״ וְגוֹ׳.
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and so on. This statement is not a continuation of the theme discussed above. Rather, it is the beginning of a new subject that continues below, and the ultimate consequence of these events is described in the later verse, And Yeshurun grew fat and kicked (Deuteronomy 32:15).