Isaiah 48:12 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַי֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑י אֲנִי־הוּא֙ אֲנִ֣י רִאשׁ֔וֹן אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֽוֹן׃

Hearken unto Me, O Jacob, And Israel My called: I am He; I am the first, I also am the last.

Rashi on Isaiah

Hearken to Me, O Jacob The name that your father called you.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

מקראי Called by me.17A. V., My called. They are called the children of God. You ought to believe that God is the first and last; this would be a true belief, for my hand, etc.
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Rashi on Isaiah

and Israel, who was called by Me You were called Israel by Me (Gen. 32:29). Jonathan renders: Israel, My summoned one.
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