Isaiah 48:7 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

עַתָּ֤ה נִבְרְאוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מֵאָ֔ז וְלִפְנֵי־י֖וֹם וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם פֶּן־תֹּאמַ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה יְדַעְתִּֽין׃

They are created now, and not from of old, And before this day thou heardest them not; Lest thou shouldest say: ‘Behold, I knew them.’

Rashi on Isaiah

Now they have been created and not from then are they.
Ask a RabbiBookmarkShareCopy

Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

נבראו They are decreed.5A. V., They are created. Comp. I. E. on 40:28, note 61.
Ask a RabbiBookmarkShareCopy

Rashi on Isaiah

and before the day that they take place I let you hear of them.
Ask a RabbiBookmarkShareCopy