Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 61:18

א"ר יוחנן ששה חדשים נתעכבה שכינה לישראל במדבר שמא יחזרו בתשובה כיון שלא חזרו אמר תיפח עצמן שנאמר (איוב יא, כ) ועיני רשעים תכלינה ומנוס אבד מנהם ותקותם מפח נפש

'And from the city to the mountain', as it is written, And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XI, 23.');">⁴³</span> 'And from the mountain to the wilderness as it is written, It is better to dwell in a desert land [than with a contentious woman].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. XXI, 19. Cf. supra n. 9.');">⁴⁴</span> 'And from the wilderness it went and abode in its own place', as it is written, I shall go and return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hos. V, 15.');">⁴⁵</span>

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