Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Bava Batra 150:4

צדיקים הא דאמרן משיח דכתיב (ירמיהו כג, ו) וזה שמו אשר יקראו ה' צדקנו ירושלים דכתיב (יחזקאל מח, לה) סביב שמונה עשר אלף ושם העיר מיום ה' שמה אל תקרי שמה אלא שמה א"ר אלעזר עתידין צדיקים שאומרים לפניהן קדוש כדרך שאומרים לפני הקב"ה שנאמר (ישעיהו ד, ג) והיה הנשאר בציון והנותר בירושלים קדוש יאמר לו

R. Eleazar said: There will come a time when 'Holy' will be said before the righteous as it is said before the Holy One, blessed be He;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Isa. VI, 3. And one called unto another and said: Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts, ');"><sup>9</sup></span> for it is said: <i>And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, 'shall be called Holy</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. IV, 3. ');"><sup>10</sup></span> Rabbah in the name of R. Johanan further stated: The Holy One, blessed be He, will in time to come lift up Jerusalem three parasangs high; for it is said: <i>And she shall be lifted up, and be settled in her place</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Zech. XIV, 10. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>

Shenei Luchot HaBerit

This is what G–d meant when He said to Israel: והייתם לי סגולה מכל העמים. "You will be precious to Me more than any of the other nations" This meant that any favours that the nations would experience, Israel would also experience. When G–d continued: ואתם תהיו לי ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש, He announced that what Israel would receive as a part of the bounty G–d shares out to the Gentiles would not be considered as of value since Israel are a kingdom of priests. All Israelites are considered as princes, sons of kings. The word "kings" refers to the kingdom of Heaven. When the Torah says of Israel "you are a holy nation," the word "holy" is to be understood as similar to what the sages say about the angels paying their respects to the righteous in the world of the future by addressing them as קדוש, "holy."
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