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Commentary for Isaiah 45:7

יוֹצֵ֥ר אוֹר֙ וּבוֹרֵ֣א חֹ֔שֶׁךְ עֹשֶׂ֥ה שָׁל֖וֹם וּב֣וֹרֵא רָ֑ע אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עֹשֶׂ֥ה כָל־אֵֽלֶּה׃ (ס)

I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things.

Rashi on Isaiah

Who forms light for the righteous.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

I form the light, etc. Things which are opposite to each other are mentioned in this verse.
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Rashi on Isaiah

and creates darkness for Babylon, and the same applies to “Who makes peace and creates evil.”
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