Commentary for Isaiah 48:15
אֲנִ֥י אֲנִ֛י דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אַף־קְרָאתִ֑יו הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יו וְהִצְלִ֥יחַ דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
I, even I, have spoken, yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Rashi on Isaiah
I redeemed Israel from Egypt, and I will redeem all Israel from the last exile and from the four corners of the earth.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
I, even I. The word I is repeated to express the idea: I who am always the same.
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Rashi on Isaiah
I even called him [i.e., I called] Cyrus. Others say: The Lord loves Israel. I even called him, [i.e.,] Abraham. This calling is an expression of exaltation, to be My called one. Comp. (Num. 1:16), “These are the called ones of the congregation.”
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
I have called him, namely Cyrus.
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