Reference for Bava Batra 157:4
מכר אשפה מכר זבלה וכו': תנן התם כל הראוי למזבח ולא לבדק הבית לבדק הבית ולא למזבח לא למזבח ולא לבדק הבית מועלין בהן ובמה שבתוכן
Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: Whosoever departs from the words of the Torah is consumed by fire; for it is said: <i>And I will set my face against them; out of the fire<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fire is symbolic of the Torah. Cf. Jer. XXIII. 29 and Deut. XXXIII, 2. ');"><sup>6</sup></span></i> are they come forth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They have departed from the words of the Torah which is compared to fire. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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