Commentary for Isaiah 41:27
רִאשׁ֥וֹן לְצִיּ֖וֹן הִנֵּ֣ה הִנָּ֑ם וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר אֶתֵּֽן׃
A harbinger unto Zion will I give: ‘Behold, behold them’, And to Jerusalem a messenger of good tidings.
Rashi on Isaiah
The first to Zion, behold, behold them The first king who will give heart to Zion, behold he is the one I mentio ned, and even though the redemption will not be completed through him, he will be the one to initiate it. (Ezra 1:3) “Whoever of you from all His people...”
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Malbim Beur Hamilot on Isaiah
To Zion, to Jerusalem – Zion refers to the stronghold of Zion and represents the kingship, the Temple and the Sanhedrin. Jerusalem was the dwelling place of the masses and represents the gathering of the people and the like, as I wrote above.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
The first. The first relatively;35The first in an absolute sense, can only be applied to God; I. E. therefore explains the word ראשון here by ראשון אחר ראשון lit. the first after another first, that is, the first relatively. it is the attribute to מבשר one that bringeth good tidings, which is to be supplied.
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