“Jerusalem has committed a sin, therefore she has become a pariah. All who honored her demean her because they have seen her nakedness. She, too, sighed and turned back” (Lamentations 1:8).“Jerusalem has committed a sin.” Do the nations of the world not sin? Rather, even though they sin, it is nothing.130They are not held to account as severely as Israel. This is due to Israel’s elevated status and its covenant with God. However, Israel sinned and was punished. “Therefore she has become a pariah [lenida],” she has become itinerant.131Nad, means wandering, itinerant. “All who honored her demean her because they have seen her nakedness. She, too, sighed and turned back,” back from the priesthood, back from kingship.
“Jerusalem has committed a sin, therefore she has become a pariah
Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team
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