Kommentar zu Jeschijahu 45:4
לְמַ֙עַן֙ עַבְדִּ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּחִירִ֑י וָאֶקְרָ֤א לְךָ֙ בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ אֲכַנְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃
Um meines Knechtes Jakob willen und Israels, meines Erkorenen, rief ich dich bei deinem Namen [erkor ich dich], ich ernannte dich, ohne dass du mich kanntest.
Rashi on Isaiah
For the sake of My servant Jacob that you take him out of Babylonian exile.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
For Jacob my servant’s sake, etc. All this success is not granted to thee for thine own sake, but for Israel, that thou shouldst send back the captives of Israel and rebuild Jerusalem.
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Rashi on Isaiah
yet you have not known Me You did not do My will, for I said, (infra v. 13) “He shall build My city,” but he when he assumed the throne said, “Whoever among you is from all His people, may ascend.” He gave them permission to go, but he cast off all the trouble from upon his neck.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
I have named thee. Comp. I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine (43:1)
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