Commentary for Berakhot 63:2
אמר רבי חמא ברבי חנינא אלמלא שלש מקראות הללו נתמוטטו רגליהם של שונאי ישראל
Rab Hamma b. R. Hannina said : Were it not for the following three verses, the feet of the enemies of Israel would give way under them;
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
At the thought of the severity of their lot because of their guilt. "Enemies of Israel" is an euphemism for Israel.
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