Kommentar zu Ejchah 4:6
וַיִּגְדַּל֙ עֲוֺ֣ן בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מֵֽחַטַּ֖את סְדֹ֑ם הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣ה כְמוֹ־רָ֔גַע וְלֹא־חָ֥לוּ בָ֖הּ יָדָֽיִם׃ (ס)
Denn die Missetat der Tochter meines Volkes ist größer als die Sünde Sodoms, die wie in einem Moment gestürzt wurde, und keine Hände fielen auf sie.
Rashi on Lamentations
[My people’s] transgressions surpassed, etc. [The severity of] their punishment9Concerning S’dom, Scripture states, “her sin is extremely grave,” in Bereishis 18:20. However, concerning Yehudah, Scripture states, “The iniquity of the house of Yisroel and Yehudah is extremely extremely great,” in Yechezkeil 9:9. proves about them that their transgression is greater than that of Sodom.10S’dom’s sins were committed before the Torah was given and are considered accidental [חטא]. However, these sins were committed after the Torah had been given and were considered to be premeditated [עון]. (Palgei Mayim)
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Rashi on Lamentations
Which was instantaneously overturned. The distress of Sodom was not prolonged; it was overturned as in one moment.
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Untouched by [human] hands. I.e., the hands of the enemy;11Alternatively, ‘who had no prophets’ to lead them back to teshuvah; i.e., S’dom, unlike ‘my people,’ had no prophets to chastise them, therefore Bnei Yisroel’s ‘transgressions surpassed, etc.’ (Targum) but it was overthrown through angels.12Referring to S’dom. There are also Aggadic Midrashim, but they do not fit the sequence of the verses.
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