Chasidut for Pesachim 173:14

אמר הקב"ה מה אעשה לזקן זה אומר לו לך וקח אשה זונה והוליד לך בנים זנונים ואחר כך אומר לו שלחה מעל פניך אם הוא יכול לשלוח אף אני אשלח את ישראל שנא' (הושע א, ב) ויאמר ה' אל הושע לך קח לך אשת זנונים וילדי זנונים וכתיב וילך ויקח את גומר בת דבלים גומר אמר רב שהכל גומרים בה בת

They are Thy children, they are the children of Thy favoured ones they are the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; extend<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'roll'.');">²⁴</span> Thy mercy to them.' Not enough that he did not say thus, but he said to Him: 'Sovereign of the Universe! The whole world is Thine; exchange them for a different nation. Said the Holy One, blessed be He, 'What shall I do with this old man? I will order him: "Go and marry<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'take'.');">²⁵</span> a harlot and beget thee children of harlotry"; and then I will order him: "Send her away from thy presence. " If he will be able to send [her] away. so will I too send Israel away.' For it is said, And the Lord said unto Hose'!: 'Go, take unto thee a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.');">²⁶</span> and it is written, So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 3.');">²⁷</span> 'Gomer': Rab said, [That intimates] that all satisfied their lust [gomerim]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to complete'.');">²⁸</span> on her; 'the daughter of

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