1)
Why does the pronoun (the suffix Mem in Ma'achilam) precede the noun ("ha'Am ha'Zeh")?
1.
Radak: We find like this - "va'Tir'ehu Es ha'Yeled" (Shemos 2:6), "Asher Lo Ya'avdu Oso Es Nebuchadnetzar" (below, 27:8) and similar verses.
2)
What is "La'anah"?
1.
Rashi: It is a bitter grass.
3)
Why does it mention "La'anah"?
1.
Radak: The afflictions are compared to La'anah and Rosh, which are lethal poisons.
2.
Malbim: This is like they 'fed' their souls with bitter food and poisonous beliefs that destroy [the soul].
4)
What is "Mei Rosh"?
1.
Refer to 8:14:4:1-2.
