Chasidut for Jeremiah 12:8

הָיְתָה־לִּ֥י נַחֲלָתִ֖י כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה בַיָּ֑עַר נָתְנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י בְּקוֹלָ֖הּ עַל־כֵּ֥ן שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃

My heritage is become unto Me As a lion in the forest; She hath uttered her voice against Me; Therefore have I hated her.

Sefat Emet

We find that in a time of sinning it says (Jeremiah.12.8), "She raised her voice against Me, therefore I have rejected her" -- the hatred is only by cause. When the cause becomes nullified, the hatred disappears. The love, in contrast, is intrinsic, absolute. So it says (Hoshea.14.5), "I will love them freely."
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