The Four Longings of Wife, Inclination, Rain, and the Holy One

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 32:2

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"And to your husband shall be your desire" (Genesis 3:16). There are four desires. The desire of a woman is only for her husband. The desire of the evil inclination is only for Cain and his fellows, as it is said, "and to you shall be its desire" (Genesis 4:7). The desire of the rains is only for the earth, as it is said, "You have remembered the earth and made it desire [water]" (Psalms 65:10). And the desire of the Holy One, blessed be He, is only for Israel, as it is said, "and his desire is for me" (Song of Songs 7:11).

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