Ezekiel 20:32 Commentary: Rashi

וְהָֽעֹלָה֙ עַל־ר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם הָי֖וֹ לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִֽהְיֶ֤ה כַגּוֹיִם֙ כְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת לְשָׁרֵ֖ת עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃

and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all; in that ye say: We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

Rashi on Ezekiel

But what enters your mind Heb. והעלה על-רוחכם [lit. what ascends upon your spirit], what ascends upon your mind.
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Rashi on Ezekiel

‘Let us be like the nations’ Let us break off His yoke from our necks since He sent us away from Him.
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Rashi on Ezekiel

shall not come about For you already accepted upon yourselves of your own free will in the days of Joshua, as it is written (Josh. 24:1): “And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel,” and the entire episode.
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