Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 61:17
ומעיר להר דכתיב ויעל כבוד ה' מעל תוך העיר ויעמד על ההר אשר מקדם לעיר ומהר למדבר דכתיב (משלי כא, יט) טוב שבת בארץ מדבר וממדבר עלתה וישבה במקומה דכתיב אלך אשובה אל מקומי וגו'
'And from the altar to the roof', as it is written is better to dwell it, a corner of the housetop [than in a house in common with a contentious woman].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. XXI, 9. These words are put by the Talmud in the mouth of the Shechinah, the 'contentious woman' being the idol which was placed in the Temple.');"><sup>40</sup></span> 'From the roof to the wall',as it is written, Behold, the Lord stood by a wall made by a plumbline.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Amos VII, 7. Cf. supra n. 8.');"><sup>41</sup></span> 'From the wall to the town', as it is written, The voice of the Lord crieth unto the city.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Micah VI, 9. Cf. supra n. 8.');"><sup>42</sup></span>
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