פרשת נצבים - וילך תשי"ז - גאולת ישראל

that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

the hidden matters … that is, if someone practices idolatry in secret, it is for God our God — meaning, his judgment will be at the hand of God , Who will punish him; but if it be public, then we, and our descendants, are obliged to do what is written in the Torah. (Some have interpreted the verse as follows: “The hidden matters are for God our God, and the revealed matters. It is only for us to act according to the words of the Torah.” But this interpretation contains a non sequitur. What would be the point of mentioning it, in this context?) Having previously said that God “cast them into another land”, Scripture now proceeds to say, “but if you return to God , even though you be outside the Land of Israel, God will restore your exiles.” Rabbi Y e hudah ben David Ḥayyuj, the grammarian, is of the opinion that the first instance of the word “restore” means “grant rest”. The sense of the verse is: “He will provide respite to the captives, and grant them mercy; afterward, he will send them back, and gather them …”.

that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.