Kommentar zu Jeschijahu 48:5
וָאַגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ מֵאָ֔ז בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ פֶּן־תֹּאמַר֙ עָצְבִּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ם וּפִסְלִ֥י וְנִסְכִּ֖י צִוָּֽם׃
So verkünde ich dir alles von jeher; bevor es eintraf, ich tat es dir kund dass du nicht sprächest: Mein Götze hat es getan, mein gehauenes oder mein gegossenes Bild hat es angeordnet.
Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
I have even from the beginning, etc. This is the explanation;3Of the connection between the divine predictions (ver. 3) and Israel’s obstinacy (ver. 4). I foretold thee coming events, in order that thou shouldst not say when they happened, that thy idols worshipped by thee in thy land had prepared them, that by their decree the events took place,
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Hath commanded them. It is the same expression as used of the Almighty (45:12)
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