Gehinnom as the Leech Crying Give, Give to God

Midrash Mishlei 30:4

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"The leech has two daughters: Give, Give" (Proverbs 30:15) - why "Give, Give" two times? Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai said: In time to come Gehinnom will cry out before the Holy One, blessed be He, and say, "Give me the wicked!" "The grave and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, 'Enough'" (Proverbs 30:16) - the fire of Gehinnom never says "Enough," for it has no mercy upon the wicked.

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GehinnomDivine JudgmentPunishment

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