Mesorat%20hashas for Eruvin 36:18

ואמר רבי ירמיה בן אלעזר נתקללה בבל נתקללו שכיניה נתקללה שומרון נתברכו שכיניה נתקללה בבל נתקללו שכיניה דכתיב (ישעיהו יד, כג) ושמתיה למורש קיפוד ואגמי מים נתקללה שומרון נתברכו שכיניה דכתיב (מיכה א, ו) ושמתי שומרון לעי השדה

R'Jeremiah B'Eleazar further stated: Any house in which the words of the Torah are heard at night<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the voice is carried far.');">³⁸</span> will never be destroyed; for it is said in Scripture: But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. he has no need to complain of God's neglect of him.');">³⁹</span> who<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., 'the man who'.');">⁴⁰</span> giveth songs<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The words of the Torah.');">⁴¹</span> in the night'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Job XXXV, 10.');">⁴²</span> R'Jeremiah B'Eleazar further stated: Since the Sanctuary was destroyed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the priests discontinued the use of the Tetragrammaton (cf. Hag. 16a) .');">⁴³</span> it is enough for the world<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' MS.M., man.');">⁴⁴</span> to use<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In extolling the Deity or in greeting a fellow-man. vh');">⁴⁵</span> only two letters<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' . vuvh');">⁴⁶</span> [of the Tetragrammaton],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' .');">⁴⁷</span> for it is said in Scripture: Let every thing<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Emphasis on 'everything', sc. all the world or all man.');">⁴⁸</span> that hath breath praise the Lord,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' . vuvh');">⁴⁶</span> praise ye the Lord.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CL, 6.');">⁴⁹</span> R'Jeremiah B'Eleazar further stated: When Babylon was cursed, her neighbours also were cursed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As a consequence of its curse.');">⁵⁰</span> but when Samaria was cursed her neighbours were blessed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As a consequence of its curse.');">⁵⁰</span> 'When Babylon was cursed her neighbours also were cursed', for it is written: I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. XIV, 23; such a curse is also a bane to the neighbourhood.');">⁵¹</span> 'but when Samaria was cursed her neighbours were blessed', for it is written: Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the field,

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