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Commentary for Isaiah 1:26

וְאָשִׁ֤יבָה שֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙ כְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔ה וְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְ כְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑ה אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן יִקָּ֤רֵא לָךְ֙ עִ֣יר הַצֶּ֔דֶק קִרְיָ֖ה נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃

And I will restore thy judges as at the first, And thy counsellors as at the beginning; Afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, The faithful city.

Rashi on Isaiah

as at first I will appoint for you pious judges.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

And I will restore thy judges, etc. When the kingdom of Israel, the ten tribes, with their judges, shall cease here, and the judges of Ahaz shall likewise have gone, Hezekiah will appoint upright judges ; and this is in fact recorded of him.48This fact is mentioned neither in the book of Kings nor in the Chronicles.
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Rashi on Isaiah

City of Righteousness As in the beginning, righteousness will lodge therein.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

As at first. As in the days of David and Solomon. The ב in כבראשנה is not essential.
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