ישעיהו נא:יב פירוש: רש״י ואבן עזרא

who are you the daughter of the righteous like you and full of merits, why should you fear man, whose end is to die?

I am he that comforteth you. The pronouns I and you, refer to the prophet and the people respectively.

Thou. It is generally believed that Israel is here addressed; but I think, that the prophet speaks to his own soul, in a prophetical spirit;¹²That is, the prophet is addressed by God. The quotation which follows proves it, because it cannot be said according to I. E. of the whole nation, And I have put my words in thy mouth. comp. And I have put my words in thy mouth (ver. 16).