Tanach
Yoel 4:18-21 יואל ד׳:י״ח-כ״א
Part of: Chapter 4
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וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם הַהוּא יִטְּפוּ הֶהָרִים עָסִיס וְהַגְּבָעוֹת תֵּלַכְנָה חָלָב וְכׇל־אֲפִיקֵי יְהוּדָה יֵלְכוּ מָיִם וּמַעְיָן מִבֵּית יְהֹוָה יֵצֵא וְהִשְׁקָה אֶת־נַחַל הַשִּׁטִּֽים׃
And it shall come to pass on that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water courses of Yehuda shall flow with water, and a fountain shall issue from the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
And it shall come to pass on that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water courses of Yehuda shall flow with water, and a fountain shall issue from the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Rashi
וְהִשְׁקָה אֶת נַחַל הַשִּׁטִּים. כְּמַשְׁמָעוֹ ״וּמַשְׁקֵי יָת מֵישַׁר שִׁטִּים״. וּמִדְרָשׁוֹ יְכַפֵּר עַל עֲוֹן פְּעוֹר (עיין זכריה יד):
and water the valley of Shittim—According to its apparent meaning, and it will water the valley of Shittim (Targum), and, according to its Midrashic meaning, He will atone for the iniquity of Peor.
מִצְרַיִם לִשְׁמָמָה תִֽהְיֶה וֶאֱדוֹם לְמִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה תִּֽהְיֶה מֵֽחֲמַס בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפְכוּ דָם־נָקִיא בְּאַרְצָֽם׃
Miżrayim shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Yehuda, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Miżrayim shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Yehuda, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Rashi
מִצְרַיִם וְגוֹ׳. סְמָכָן זֶה לָזֶה לְפֻרְעָנִיּוֹת אַתָּה מוֹצֵא שֶׁאִלּוּלֵי מִצְרַיִם לֹא הָיְתָה אֱדוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (מלכים א יא:טז) ״כִּי שֵׁשֶׁת חֳדָשִׁים יָשַׁב יוֹאָב עַד הַכְרִית כָּל זָכָר בֶּאֱדוֹם״ וּכְתִיב (שם יז-כא) ״וַיִּבְרַח אֲדַד הוּא וַאֲנָשִׁים אֲדוֹמִיִּים וַיִּמְצָא הֲדַד חֵן בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וְגוֹמֵר וַהֲדַד שָׁמַע כִּי שָׁכַב דָּוִד עִם אֲבוֹתָיו וְגוֹמֵר״ וּבָאַחֲרוֹנָה ״וַיְהִי לְשָׂטָן לִשְׁלֹמֹה״ אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲנִי אֲכַלֶּה זוֹ וָזוֹ:
Egypt etc. and Edom—He juxtaposed them as regards their retribution. You find that, were it not for Egypt, Edom would not exist, as it is stated: (I Kings 11:16 21) “For Joab and all Israel remained [stationed] there for six months etc. every male in Edom.” And it is stated there: (verse 17) “Adad fled, he and some Edomite men etc. And Hadad pleased Pharaoh very much etc. And Hadad etc. that David slept with his fathers etc.” And, at the end, (verse 25) “And he was an adversary to Solomon (sic).” Said the Holy One, blessed be He: I will destroy both of them.
מֵחֲמַס בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה. בִּשְׁבִיל חָמָס שֶׁעָשׂוּ עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר שָׁפְכוּ אֶת דָּמָם:
because of the violence done to the children of Judah—Because of the violence they did to the children of Judah, viz., that they shed their blood.
וִיהוּדָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לְדוֹר וָדֽוֹר׃
But Yehuda shall remain for ever, and Yerushalayim from generation to generation.
But Yehuda shall remain for ever, and Yerushalayim from generation to generation.
וְנִקֵּיתִי דָּמָם לֹֽא־נִקֵּיתִי וַיהֹוָה שֹׁכֵן בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃
And though I have acquitted them, those who shed their blood I have not acquitted; and the Lord will dwell in Żiyyon.
And though I have acquitted them, those who shed their blood I have not acquitted; and the Lord will dwell in Żiyyon.
Rashi
וְנִקֵּיתִי דָּמָם לֹא נִקֵּיתִי. וְאַף אִם אֲנַקֶּה אוֹתָם מִשְּׁאָר עֲבֵירוֹת שֶׁבְּיָדָם וּמֵרָעוֹת שֶׁעָשׂוּ לִי, דָּמָם שֶׁל בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה לֹא אֲנַקֶּה מֵהֶם. אֵימָתַי תִּהְיֶה זֹאת, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שׁוֹכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן:
Now should I cleanse, their blood I will not cleanse—Even if I cleanse them of other sins in their hands, and of the evils they have done to Me, I will not cleanse them of the blood of the children of Judah. When will this come to pass? At the time the Holy One, blessed be He, dwells in Zion.
אֲפִיקֵי. מְקוֹם מוֹצָא מַיִם:
springs Heb. אֲפִיקֵי, a place of the source of water.