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Commentary for Isaiah 45:3

וְנָתַתִּ֤י לְךָ֙ אוֹצְר֣וֹת חֹ֔שֶׁךְ וּמַטְמֻנֵ֖י מִסְתָּרִ֑ים לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֗ע כִּֽי־אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה הַקּוֹרֵ֥א בְשִׁמְךָ֖ אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.

Rashi on Isaiah

Who calls [you] by your name You are not yet born, and I call you by the name Cyrus.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness. Cyrus will take the spoil of the countries.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

That thou mayest know. For before that he did not fear the Lord.
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