Isaiah 46:3 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְכָל־שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ מִנִּי־בֶ֔טֶן הַנְּשֻׂאִ֖ים מִנִּי־רָֽחַם׃

Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that are borne [by Me] from the birth, that are carried from the womb:

Rashi on Isaiah

who are borne from birth Since you were born in the house of Laban the Aramean, I bore you on My arms, for since then, adversaries stand up against you in every generation and not like the idolaters (other nations [K’li Paz and mss.]) who are laden and carry their Gods, as is mentioned above, but you are laden and borne in My arms.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Which are borne by me, etc. The idols of Babylon are carried by their worshippers, but I, the God of Israel, carry the Israelites.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

From the belly, that is, since the day they were born.
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