Commentary for Yoma 42:4
אמר מר ועשן המערכה ומי הוה עשן במערכה והתניא חמשה דברים נאמרו באש של מערכה רבוצה כארי וברה כחמה ויש בה ממש ואוכלת לחין כיבשין ואינה מעלה עשן
When King Solomon built the Sanctuary, he planted therein all kinds of [trees of] golden delights, which were bringing forth their fruits in their season and as the winds blew at them, they would fall off, as it is written: May his fruits rustle like Lebanon,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. LXXII, 16. Hence there are fruits in Lebanon. But Lebanon was identified with the Sanctuary (Git. 56b) , thus the paraphrase of the trees and the winds to create the rustling.');"><sup>6</sup></span> and when the foreigners entered the Temple they withered, as it is written: And the flower of Lebanon languishes;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Nahum I, 4.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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