Commentary for Megillah 11:16

קסרי וירושלים אם יאמר לך אדם חרבו שתיהן אל תאמן ישבו שתיהן אל תאמן חרבה קסרי וישבה ירושלים חרבה ירושלים וישבה קסרי תאמן שנאמר (יחזקאל כו, ב) אמלאה החרבה אם מליאה זו חרבה זו אם מליאה זו חרבה זו

Caesaria and Jerusalem. If a person says to you the two of them were burned down, do not believe [him]. [If] the two of them are settled, do not believe [him]. [If] Caesaria was burned down and Jerusalem is settled, [or] Jerusalem was burned down and Caesaria is settled, believe [him]. As it was said (Ezekiel 26:2): "Let me be filled with the one who was burned down." If this one is filled, that one is burned down. If that one is filled, this one is burned down.

Explore commentary for Megillah 11:16. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.