Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 209:17

אלא מנין שאפי' נחתם מתקרע שנאמר (דברים ד, ז) מי כה' אלהינו בכל קראנו אליו והכתיב (ישעיהו נה, ו) דרשו ה' בהמצאו לא קשיא הא ביחיד הא בציבור יחיד

R. Samuel b. Unia stated in the name of Rab: Whence is it deduced that a [divine] dispensation against a congregation is not sealed? — [You say] 'Is not sealed'! Surely it is written, For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jer. II, 22, emphasis on 'marked' 'sealed'. The Hebrew equivalent of the former is [H] which is similar in sound to that of the letters [H]. ');">⁴⁰</span> — But [this is the question]: Whence is it deduced that even if it has been sealed it is torn up? — From the Scriptural text, What&nbsp;… as the Lord our God is whensoever we call upon him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. IV, 7. ');">⁴¹</span> But, surely, it is written, Seek ye the Lord while He may be found!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. LV, 6, emphasis on while he may be found, implying that there are times when he may not be found! ');">⁴²</span>

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