Commentary for Isaiah 51:4
הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ אֵלַי֙ עַמִּ֔י וּלְאוּמִּ֖י אֵלַ֣י הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ כִּ֤י תוֹרָה֙ מֵאִתִּ֣י תֵצֵ֔א וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י לְא֥וֹר עַמִּ֖ים אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃
Attend unto Me, O My people, And give ear unto Me, O My nation; For instruction shall go forth from Me, And My right on a sudden for a light of the peoples.
Rashi on Isaiah
When Torah shall emanate from Me The words of the prophets are Torah, and the judgments shall eventually mean tranquility and rest for the peoples for whom I will turn a pure language to serve Me.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Hearken unto me. The first person in this verse refers to God.
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Rashi on Isaiah
I will give [them] rest Heb. אַרְגִּיעַ, I will give them rest.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
A law. The word of God proclaimed by the prophet.4Comp. I. E. on 8:16 and 20.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
ארגיע I will make to rest. Comp. המרנעה the rest (28:12). One of the commentators5The Grammarian R. Jonah, quoted in Michlal Jophi ad locum. explains it: I will do in a moment, without delay. The first explanation is better.
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