Isaiah 43:12 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

אָנֹכִ֞י הִגַּ֤דְתִּי וְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי וְאֵ֥ין בָּכֶ֖ם זָ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֥ם עֵדַ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽאֲנִי־אֵֽל׃

I have declared, and I have saved, and I have announced, and there was no strange god among you; therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God.

Rashi on Isaiah

I told of the exiles to Abraham.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

I have declared in Egypt, to save you.
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Rashi on Isaiah

and I saved to fulfill the word at the time [designated for its] end.
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