"LET THE WEAK [Amalek, Ishmael and Esau] SAY 'I AM STRONG'" -- Thus Says The God Of Israel/Joel 4:9-17 ט קִרְאוּ-זֹאת, בַּגּוֹיִם, קַדְּשׁוּ, מִלְחָמָה; הָעִירוּ, הַגִּבּוֹרִים--יִגְּשׁוּ יַעֲלוּ, כֹּל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה. 9 Proclaim ye this among the nations, prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. י כֹּתּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם לַחֲרָבוֹת, וּמַזְמְרֹתֵיכֶם לִרְמָחִים; הַחַלָּשׁ, יֹאמַר גִּבּוֹר אָנִי. 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say: 'I am strong.' יא עוּשׁוּ וָבֹאוּ כָל-הַגּוֹיִם מִסָּבִיב, וְנִקְבָּצוּ; שָׁמָּה, הַנְחַת יְהוָה גִּבּוֹרֶיךָ. 11 Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together; thither cause Thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD! יב יֵעוֹרוּ וְיַעֲלוּ הַגּוֹיִם, אֶל-עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט: כִּי שָׁם, אֵשֵׁב לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת-כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם--מִסָּבִיב. 12 Let the nations be stirred up, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. יג שִׁלְחוּ מַגָּל, כִּי בָשַׁל קָצִיר; בֹּאוּ רְדוּ, כִּי-מָלְאָה גַּת--הֵשִׁיקוּ הַיְקָבִים, כִּי רַבָּה רָעָתָם. 13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. יד הֲמוֹנִים הֲמוֹנִים, בְּעֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ: כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהוָה, בְּעֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. טו שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ, קָדָרוּ; וְכוֹכָבִים, אָסְפוּ נָגְהָם. 15 The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining. טז וַיהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן יִשְׁאָג, וּמִירוּשָׁלִַם יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ, וְרָעֲשׁוּ, שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ; וַיהוָה מַחֲסֶה לְעַמּוֹ, וּמָעוֹז לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. 16 And the LORD shall roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be a refuge unto His people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel. יז וִידַעְתֶּם, כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, שֹׁכֵן, בְּצִיּוֹן הַר-קָדְשִׁי; וְהָיְתָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם קֹדֶשׁ, וְזָרִים לֹא-יַעַבְרוּ-בָהּ עוֹד. {ס} 17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion My holy mountain; then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
(Ezekiel 3:15) TEL AVIV -- Thus Says The God Of Israel/Yehezkel-Ezekiel 3:15-21 טו וָאָבוֹא אֶל-הַגּוֹלָה תֵּל אָבִיב הַיֹּשְׁבִים אֶל-נְהַר-כְּבָר, ואשר וָאֵשֵׁב--הֵמָּה, יוֹשְׁבִים שָׁם; וָאֵשֵׁב שָׁם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, מַשְׁמִים בְּתוֹכָם. 15 Then I came to them of the captivity at TEL-ABIB, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I remained there appalled among them seven days. טז וַיְהִי, מִקְצֵה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים; {פ}
וַיְהִי דְבַר-יְהוָה, אֵלַי לֵאמֹר. 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, {P}
that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: יז בֶּן-אָדָם, צֹפֶה נְתַתִּיךָ לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְשָׁמַעְתָּ מִפִּי דָּבָר, וְהִזְהַרְתָּ אוֹתָם מִמֶּנִּי. 17 'Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; and when thou shalt hear a word at My mouth, thou shalt give them warning from Me. יח בְּאָמְרִי לָרָשָׁע, מוֹת תָּמוּת, וְלֹא הִזְהַרְתּוֹ וְלֹא דִבַּרְתָּ לְהַזְהִיר רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרְשָׁעָה, לְחַיֹּתוֹ--הוּא רָשָׁע בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת, וְדָמוֹ מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּשׁ. 18 When I say unto the wicked: Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand. יט וְאַתָּה, כִּי-הִזְהַרְתָּ רָשָׁע, וְלֹא-שָׁב מֵרִשְׁעוֹ, וּמִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרְשָׁעָה--הוּא בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת, וְאַתָּה אֶת-נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּלְתָּ. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. כ וּבְשׁוּב צַדִּיק מִצִּדְקוֹ וְעָשָׂה עָוֶל, וְנָתַתִּי מִכְשׁוֹל לְפָנָיו הוּא יָמוּת: כִּי לֹא הִזְהַרְתּוֹ, בְּחַטָּאתוֹ יָמוּת, וְלֹא תִזָּכַרְןָ צִדְקֹתָו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה, וְדָמוֹ מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּשׁ. 20 Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, I will lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand. כא וְאַתָּה כִּי הִזְהַרְתּוֹ צַדִּיק, לְבִלְתִּי חֲטֹא צַדִּיק--וְהוּא לֹא-חָטָא: חָיוֹ יִחְיֶה כִּי נִזְהָר, וְאַתָּה אֶת-נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּלְתָּ. {פ} 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.' {P}
April 13-14, 2024: Iran sent 300 missiles into Israel with minimal damage. I don't think we will get off so easy a second time. First the warning and then the punishment.
You might not realise that words have power. Regardless of the situation, we should always speak positively, which brings positive decrees. In particular, we should always be lelamed zechut about Am Yisrael.
We should all try saying Tehilim now and pray that H' Will have Great Mercy on His children, Yisrael, in our holy Eretz Yisrael and everywhere, For the masses who do understand but have no power to go against the wicked in the Land, mercy & kindness be upon every righteous & real Jew. Geulah b'chesed u'v'rachamim on klal Yisrael & every Jewish neshama!
בס"ד I am expecting that we will not get much, if any shalom on Shabbat, beginning on Erev Shabbat. I am prepared for another sleepless night because its unlikely that we will get any. It is possible that there might be sirens in every area.
I pray that I am wrong but I would be very surprised if Iran and it's terror proxies will spare us with a proportionate response this time.
B'ezrat Hashem we will be delivered with minumum casualties and damage. This state is already on the brink of collapse.
בס"ד Baruch Hashem! I was wrong on my above expectation. It was not a sleepless night, quite calm and restful, for me anyway.
But now I am hearing that the mad mullahs are warning that they will strike us on Tisha B'av. Whether they make good on this threat or not, the short time between now and then I suggest is a most opportune time for sincere teshuva. Shavuah Tov.
"LET THE WEAK [Amalek, Ishmael and Esau] SAY 'I AM STRONG'" -- Thus Says The God Of Israel/Joel 4:9-17
ReplyDeleteט קִרְאוּ-זֹאת, בַּגּוֹיִם, קַדְּשׁוּ, מִלְחָמָה; הָעִירוּ, הַגִּבּוֹרִים--יִגְּשׁוּ יַעֲלוּ, כֹּל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה. 9 Proclaim ye this among the nations, prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
י כֹּתּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם לַחֲרָבוֹת, וּמַזְמְרֹתֵיכֶם לִרְמָחִים; הַחַלָּשׁ, יֹאמַר גִּבּוֹר אָנִי. 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say: 'I am strong.'
יא עוּשׁוּ וָבֹאוּ כָל-הַגּוֹיִם מִסָּבִיב, וְנִקְבָּצוּ; שָׁמָּה, הַנְחַת יְהוָה גִּבּוֹרֶיךָ. 11 Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together; thither cause Thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD!
יב יֵעוֹרוּ וְיַעֲלוּ הַגּוֹיִם, אֶל-עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט: כִּי שָׁם, אֵשֵׁב לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת-כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם--מִסָּבִיב. 12 Let the nations be stirred up, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.
יג שִׁלְחוּ מַגָּל, כִּי בָשַׁל קָצִיר; בֹּאוּ רְדוּ, כִּי-מָלְאָה גַּת--הֵשִׁיקוּ הַיְקָבִים, כִּי רַבָּה רָעָתָם. 13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
יד הֲמוֹנִים הֲמוֹנִים, בְּעֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ: כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהוָה, בְּעֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
טו שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ, קָדָרוּ; וְכוֹכָבִים, אָסְפוּ נָגְהָם. 15 The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.
טז וַיהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן יִשְׁאָג, וּמִירוּשָׁלִַם יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ, וְרָעֲשׁוּ, שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ; וַיהוָה מַחֲסֶה לְעַמּוֹ, וּמָעוֹז לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. 16 And the LORD shall roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be a refuge unto His people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
יז וִידַעְתֶּם, כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, שֹׁכֵן, בְּצִיּוֹן הַר-קָדְשִׁי; וְהָיְתָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם קֹדֶשׁ, וְזָרִים לֹא-יַעַבְרוּ-בָהּ עוֹד. {ס} 17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion My holy mountain; then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
(Ezekiel 3:15) TEL AVIV -- Thus Says The God Of Israel/Yehezkel-Ezekiel 3:15-21
ReplyDeleteטו וָאָבוֹא אֶל-הַגּוֹלָה תֵּל אָבִיב הַיֹּשְׁבִים אֶל-נְהַר-כְּבָר, ואשר וָאֵשֵׁב--הֵמָּה, יוֹשְׁבִים שָׁם; וָאֵשֵׁב שָׁם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, מַשְׁמִים בְּתוֹכָם. 15 Then I came to them of the captivity at TEL-ABIB, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I remained there appalled among them seven days.
טז וַיְהִי, מִקְצֵה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים; {פ}
וַיְהִי דְבַר-יְהוָה, אֵלַי לֵאמֹר. 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, {P}
that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
יז בֶּן-אָדָם, צֹפֶה נְתַתִּיךָ לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְשָׁמַעְתָּ מִפִּי דָּבָר, וְהִזְהַרְתָּ אוֹתָם מִמֶּנִּי. 17 'Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; and when thou shalt hear a word at My mouth, thou shalt give them warning from Me.
יח בְּאָמְרִי לָרָשָׁע, מוֹת תָּמוּת, וְלֹא הִזְהַרְתּוֹ וְלֹא דִבַּרְתָּ לְהַזְהִיר רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרְשָׁעָה, לְחַיֹּתוֹ--הוּא רָשָׁע בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת, וְדָמוֹ מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּשׁ. 18 When I say unto the wicked: Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand.
יט וְאַתָּה, כִּי-הִזְהַרְתָּ רָשָׁע, וְלֹא-שָׁב מֵרִשְׁעוֹ, וּמִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרְשָׁעָה--הוּא בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת, וְאַתָּה אֶת-נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּלְתָּ. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
כ וּבְשׁוּב צַדִּיק מִצִּדְקוֹ וְעָשָׂה עָוֶל, וְנָתַתִּי מִכְשׁוֹל לְפָנָיו הוּא יָמוּת: כִּי לֹא הִזְהַרְתּוֹ, בְּחַטָּאתוֹ יָמוּת, וְלֹא תִזָּכַרְןָ צִדְקֹתָו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה, וְדָמוֹ מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּשׁ. 20 Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, I will lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
כא וְאַתָּה כִּי הִזְהַרְתּוֹ צַדִּיק, לְבִלְתִּי חֲטֹא צַדִּיק--וְהוּא לֹא-חָטָא: חָיוֹ יִחְיֶה כִּי נִזְהָר, וְאַתָּה אֶת-נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּלְתָּ. {פ} 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.' {P}
I don't understand the title of this post.
ReplyDeleteApril 13-14, 2024: Iran sent 300 missiles into Israel with minimal damage. I don't think we will get off so easy a second time. First the warning and then the punishment.
DeleteYou might not realise that words have power.
DeleteRegardless of the situation, we should always speak positively, which brings positive decrees.
In particular, we should always be lelamed zechut about Am Yisrael.
I take umbrage with the 'merely firing missiles on Israel'.
DeleteAs if any other country would view any attack, even much more minor, as such.
A British military higher up was just reported as saying:
Restraint is provocation.
We should all try saying Tehilim now and pray that H' Will have Great Mercy on His children, Yisrael, in our holy Eretz Yisrael and everywhere,
ReplyDeleteFor the masses who do understand but have no power to go against the wicked in the Land, mercy & kindness be upon every righteous & real Jew.
Geulah b'chesed u'v'rachamim on klal Yisrael & every Jewish neshama!
בס"ד
ReplyDeleteI am expecting that we will not get much, if any shalom on Shabbat, beginning on Erev Shabbat. I am prepared for another sleepless night because its unlikely that we will get any. It is possible that there might be sirens in every area.
I pray that I am wrong but I would be very surprised if Iran and it's terror proxies will spare us with a proportionate response this time.
B'ezrat Hashem we will be delivered with minumum casualties and damage. This state is already on the brink of collapse.
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Jonathan Pollard: HOW WILL IRAN ATTACK?
ReplyDeleteבס"ד
ReplyDeleteBaruch Hashem! I was wrong on my above expectation. It was not a sleepless night, quite calm and restful, for me anyway.
But now I am hearing that the mad mullahs are warning that they will strike us on Tisha B'av. Whether they make good on this threat or not, the short time between now and then I suggest is a most opportune time for sincere teshuva.
Shavuah Tov.
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