1)

Did he truly say so?

1.

Rashi: He thought so in his heart, amidst his great afflictions.

2)

What is "Nitzchi"?

1.

Rav Sadya Gaon: My salvation.

2.

Rashi: My world and my hope.

3.

Ibn Ezra: It is my blood, which stands one up for his Netzach (allotted years) - "v'Yetzer Nitzcham Al Begadai v'Chol Malbushai Eg'alti" (Yeshayah 63:3).

4.

Palgei Mayim: My hope to exist forever. Amidst my afflictions, I said that it was lost.

3)

What Tocheles was lost?

1.

Ibn Ezra: I have no hope to see good again.

2.

Ri Kara: All hope should have been lost. I was incarcerated in a dark place. There was a stone wall around me. My legs were shackled in heavy fetters. The jail was totally enclosed, so my screams could not be heard outside. Even if I could break the jail wall, I cannot return on my path, for my path was made crooked. A bear waits in ambush. It is futile to scream, for my Tefilah was sealed. Refer to 9:19:3:1.

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