Isaiah 63:16 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה אָבִ֔ינוּ כִּ֤י אַבְרָהָם֙ לֹ֣א יְדָעָ֔נוּ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֣א יַכִּירָ֑נוּ אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אָבִ֔ינוּ גֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּ מֵֽעוֹלָ֖ם שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

For Thou art our Father; for Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us; Thou, O LORD, art our Father, Our Redeemer from everlasting is Thy name.

Rashi on Isaiah

For You are our father and it is incumbent upon You to look and see our troubles.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Thou art our father, and we are Thy children; Thou art a father that is always existing.
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Rashi on Isaiah

for Abraham did not know us in the trouble of Egypt.
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