Commentary for Megillah 60:8

ואיפוך אנא לא ס"ד דכתיב (עזרא ט, ד) ואלי יאספו כל חרד בדברי אלהי ישראל על מעל הגולה ואני יושב משומם עד למנחת הערב וכתיב ובמנחת הערב קמתי מתעניתי:

But could I not reverse this? Do not think this, since it is written, “Around me gathered all who were concerned over the words of the God of Israel because of the returning exiles’ trespass, while I sat desolate until the evening offering.” And it is written, “At the time of the evening offering I ended my self-affliction” (Ezra 9:4-5).

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