1)
Why does it say "v'Acharisah Marah cha'La'anah"?
1.
Malbim: This is the opposite of "Nofes Titofenah" (3).
2)
What is the significance of "Chadah k'Cherev Piyos"?
1.
Malbim: This is the opposite of "v'Chalak mi'Shemen Chikah" (3). The Nefesh tastes bitterness also in the foundations that it assumed, and through the consequences that result from them, to contradict basics of Emunah. It will be cut off via a sharp sword of punishment.
