Commentary for Avodah Zarah 7:18

רב פפא רמי כתיב (תהלים ז, יב) אל זועם בכל יום וכתיב (נחום א, ו) לפני זעמו מי יעמוד לא קשיא כאן ביחיד כאן בצבור

Papa noted the following contradiction: It is written, “God is angry every day” (Psalms 7:12), while it is also written, “Who could stand before His anger” (Nahum 1:6)? There is no contradiction; the latter refers to an individual, the former to the community.

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