Commentary for Megillah 11:13

אמר רבי יוסי בר חנינא מאי דכתיב (זכריה ט, ז) והסירותי דמיו מפיו ושקוציו מבין שיניו ונשאר גם הוא לאלהינו והסירותי דמיו מפיו זה בית במיא שלהן ושקוציו מבין שיניו זה בית גליא שלהן

R. Yose b. Hanina said: What is meant by what is written, “And I will take away his blood out of his mouth and his detestable things from between his teeth, and he also shall be a remnant for our God?” (Zechariah 9:7). “And I will take away his blood out of his mouth”: this refers to their sacrificial shrines.“ And his detestable things from between his teeth”: this refers to their oracles. “And he also shall be a remnant for our God”: these are the synagogues and houses of learning in Edom.

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