Isaiah 48:2 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כִּֽי־מֵעִ֤יר הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ נִקְרָ֔אוּ וְעַל־אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִסְמָ֑כוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (ס)

For they call themselves of the holy city, And stay themselves upon the God of Israel, The LORD of hosts is His name.

Rashi on Isaiah

and they leaned on the God of Israel in the days of Hezekiah, about whom it is written (2 Kings 18:5): “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel.” That caused them not to be exiled except in the days of Nebuchadnezzar, who exiled them to Babylon, and they had a redemption through Cyrus.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

For they call themselves of the holy city, namely children of Zion.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

And stay themselves upon the God of Israel with their lips.
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