Wisdom Cries Out at the Head of the Roaring Throngs of Torah

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Bechukotai 4:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

"At the head of the roaring throngs she calls" (Proverbs 1:21). [At the head of the roaring throngs she is the one who calls. How so? From the head of the Torah, how many multitudes does she destroy? The generation of the Flood, the generation of the Dispersion, the generation of Sodom. Hence: "At the head of the roaring throngs she calls."

Themes

TorahJudgment

Biblical References

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