Isaiah 61:1 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

ר֛וּחַ אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה עָלָ֑י יַ֡עַן מָשַׁח֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֹתִ֜י לְבַשֵּׂ֣ר עֲנָוִ֗ים שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙ לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֔ב לִקְרֹ֤א לִשְׁבוּיִם֙ דְּר֔וֹר וְלַאֲסוּרִ֖ים פְּקַח־קֽוֹחַ׃

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the LORD hath anointed me To bring good tidings unto the humble; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the eyes to them that are bound;

Rashi on Isaiah

since the Lord anointed me This anointing is nothing but an expression of nobility and greatness.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Upon me. The first person refers to the prophet. The spirit. The prophecy. Comp. And took of the spirit, that was upon him (Num. 11:25).
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Rashi on Isaiah

to declare freedom for the captives That is to say, to bring them the tidings of the redemption.
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