Kabbalah on Isaiah 10:23: Zohar & Mystical Interpretation

כִּ֥י כָלָ֖ה וְנֶחֱרָצָ֑ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ צְבָא֔וֹת עֹשֶׂ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶב כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (ס)

For an extermination wholly determined Shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.

Zohar

At this time, the letter Kaph descended from the Throne [kisseh] of His [God's] Glory. Shaking and trembling, it stood before Him and said, Master of the Universe, may it please You to create the world with me, because I am Your Glory [khavod]. When the letter Kaph descended from the Throne of His Glory, 200,000 worlds were shaken and the Throne trembled. And all the worlds were about to collapse. The Holy One, blessed be He, told it, Kaph, Kaph, what are you doing here?! I shall indeed not create the world with you. Go back to your place, because the word 'destruction' [klayah] starts with you. "A decree of destruction upon all the land." (Is. 10:23). So, return to your Throne and stay there. At that same moment, it took leave and returned to its place.
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