1)

What is the meaning of "Yis'u [Midbar v'Arav]"?

1.

Rashi: Raise your voice in song.

2.

Radak: This is a metaphor, as if the Midbar and cities will sing loudly. Some places in the Midbar have cities.

3.

Malbim: Cities in the Midbar, separated from civilization, will begin to sing.

2)

What is the meaning of "Chatzerim Teshev Kedar"?

1.

Rashi: [People of] Midbar Kedar - now they live in tents. They will raise their voices and sing. There will be cities and Chatzerim fixed there.

2.

Radak: Bnei Kedar live in tents in the Midbar. They are like Chatzerim, i.e. villages - "u'Vatei ha'Chatzerim" (Vayikra 25:31). They do not dwell together; they are scattered in the Midbar, like open cities. It says Teshev (singular) regarding the congregation of Kedar, like "va'Tehi Yisrael", "va'Tehi Aram" (Shmuel II, 24:9, 8:6). The verse mentions the Midbar and Bnei Kedar, for Yisrael will leave Galus via the Midbar.

3.

Malbim: Also Kedarim who live in open Chatzerim that are not cities, will sing.

3)

Who are "Yoshevei Sela"?

1.

Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: They are the dead, who [now dwell in rock, and] they will be revived.

2.

Radak: They are people in towers built on rocks and mountains. They see the Midbar and Aravah from afar.

3.

Malbim: They are individuals who dwell alone on mountains. They will scream to those who dwell below, and tell them the wonder.

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