Why does it say "El Edom"?
Radak: This is like Al Edom. Also "El Yoshvei Seiman" is like Al.
What is the difference between the Etzah of Hashem and His Machshavos?
Malbim: His Etzah (counsel) is the end that He desires. His Machshavos (thoughts) are the means that He plans to reach the desired ends via them. He counseled His decree for Edom to reach the desired end. Eretz Teiman, which is under Edom's rule, will be the means to bring the desired end.
What is the meaning of "Im Lo"?
Rashi: In truth.
Radak: This is a Shevu'ah. The same applies to "Nishba Hashem Tzevakos Leimor Im Lo Ka'asher Dimisi Ken Haysah" (Yeshayah 14:24) 1 .
Why did Radak bring from Nevi'im, and not from Bamidbar (14:28, 35) "Im Lo
What is the meaning of "Yischavum"?
Rashi: They (Malbim - the lions that He summonsed against them) will drag them.
Radak: This is like "Sachov v'Hashlech" (22:19); they will trample them and drag them.
Radak citing Targum Yonasan: Will drag them and kill them, the strong of the nation.
Who are "Tze'irei ha'Tzon"?
Rashi: It is the most disgraced of the nations. Yuma 10a 1 explained that this is Pras, the youngest of Yefes' sons (i.e. Tiras - Bereishis 10:2).
Radak: They are Yisrael. (a) Until now they were young and weak compared to the nations. (b) Yakov is younger than Esav - "v'Rav Ya'avod Tza'ir" (Bereishis 25:23).
Radak (from Bereishis Rabah 73:7): They are descendants of Rachel; Esav will fall only to the seed of Rachel. Yosef and Binyamin were the youngest Shevatim.
Malbim: Edom is the flock of the strong habitation. The lions will drag them.
Yuma 10a: Romi will fall to Pras.
What is the meaning of "Im Lo Yasim Aleihem Nevehem"?
Radak: Hashem will put on them their dwellings, i.e. he will make their dwellings desolate along with them.
Malbim: Their habitation will not be proper to put flocks there at all. I.e. their cities will be desolate.
