1)

Why does it say "b'Rov Rechulasecha"?

1.

Malbim: Via your great peddling, you deceive and overcharge, until you became full of theft.

2)

What is "Malu"?

1.

Rashi: This is like Mal'u (were filled).

3)

How was he full of theft?

1.

Radak: Most of the trade in your city, your merchants stole from merchants from elsewhere. You said, since the city is known for trade, people will not refrain from coming due to this. "Tochech" is your city.

2.

Malbim: Refer to 28:16:1:1.

4)

Why does it add "va'Techeta"?

1.

Radak: You rejoiced over the destruction of Eretz Yisrael, and you sinned via the theft in your city, for you could have stopped it, and you did not.

5)

Why does it say "va'Achalelcha me'Har Elokim"?

1.

Rashi: You caused that I will erase you. You no longer are worthy to be in building My house.

2.

Radak: The good remembrance that that Melech Tzor had in Har ha'Elokim ? "b'Har Kodesh Elokim Hayisa" (14), I will empty it from that Kadosh place. It will be mentioned there only for a curse.

3.

Malbim: You lost your portion below in the Beis ha'Mikdash.

6)

What is the meaning of "va'Abadcha"?

1.

Rashi: This is like va'A'avedcha (I will make you perish). Radak ? an Aleph is omitted, for it is hard to pronounce two consecutive Alephim. This is like va'Achalelcha; the matter is repeated in different words.

7)

What is the tense of va'Achalelcha and va'Avedcha?

1.

Radak: There is a Kamatz under the prefix Vov, for it is past tense in place of future, which is common in Nevu'ah.

8)

Why does it say "[Keruv ha'Sochech] mi'Toch Avnei Esh"?

1.

Rashi: You will not receive a portion with Tzadikim.

2.

Radak: You, "Keruv ha'Sochech", I will eradicate your name and remembrance from amidst "Avnei Esh", i.e. Kadosh people (Yisrael) who are compared to stones of fire.

3.

Malbim: Since you were "Keruv ha'Sochech", you merited "Avnei Esh", i.e. Gan Eden. You lost the former (your portion below in the Beis ha'Mikdash), and also the latter.

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