"מְהָרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִיבַיִךְ מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵאוּ"/2
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"מְהָרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִיבַיִךְ מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵאוּ"
Exegetical Approaches
External Foes Ousted
Yeshayahu comforts the nation, promising that when they return to Israel, their foreign enemies will depart from their midst.
Meaning of "יֵצֵאוּ" – This position understands the word "יֵצֵאוּ" in line with its common usage in Tanakh, to mean "depart".
"מִהֲרוּ בָּנָיִךְ" – These sources read this phrase as if it concluded: "לשוב אלייך". As such, the two halves of the verse speak of two complementary events. Hashem says that the nation will quickly return to Israel, and that, as they do, their enemies will leave.
Relationship to rest of prophecy – The two ideas expressed in the verse are elaborated upon in the rest of the prophecy. Verses 18-22 detail the in-gathering of exiles (matching "מִהֲרוּ בָּנָיִךְ") while verse 20 speaks of the distancing of Israel's enemies (matching "מְהָרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִיבַיִךְ מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵאוּ").
Historical Backdrop – According to this approach, the chapter might be speaking either of the return from Babylonia, or of the future redemption. If the former, the enemies spoken of might refer to the Edomites and similar foreigners form neighboring countries who had moved into the land while the nation was in Babylonia.
Internal Foes Eliminated
Yeshayahu promises that with the coming of the redemption all the sinners within Israel will be destroyed.
Internal Foes Sprouted
Yeshayahu rebukes the people, telling them that they are the source of their own destruction. Those who have harmed them came from within.
