1)

Who mocks whom?

1.

Radak: All [nations] who see Yisrael mock them.

2.

Malbim: They mock me 1 as if I am a great nation that fell from its high level.


1

Refer to 22:7:4:1*.

2)

What is the meaning of "Yaftiru [Safah]"?

1.

Rashi: They open [their lips]. This is like "Peter Rechem", "Peter Chamor" (Shemos 13:12-13), "Poter Mayim" (Mishlei 17:4).

2.

Radak: They speak words of mockery and disgrace. They send the words via the lips. This is like "Poter Mayim" (Mishlei 17:4). 'Sending' applies to water - "ha'Meshale'ach Mayanim" (below, 104:10), and to words - "Picha Shalachta v'Ra'ah" (50:19). The Targum of "veha'Anashim Shulchu" (Bereishis 44:3) is 'v'Guvraya Ispataru.'

3.

Malbim: They do not mock me like something unimportant, rather, like a great, esteemed matter.

3)

Why does it say "Yani'u Rosh"?

1.

Radak: They shake their heads at them.

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