וְדִרְשׁ֞וּ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם הָעִ֗יר אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִגְלֵ֤יתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּ בַעֲדָ֖הּ אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֣י בִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּ יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם שָׁלֽוֹם׃ (פ)
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the LORD for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Tractate Derekh Eretz Zuta
R. Joshua b. Levi said: The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel, ‘You have brought about the destruction of My Temple and the dispersion of My children; pray, therefore, for the peace [of Zion] and I will give you peace’;66So GRA. V and H read, ‘I will forgive you’. as it is stated, Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,67Ps. 122, 6. and it also declares, Peace be within thy walls,68ibid. 7. and it is also stated, For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say: Peace be within thee.69ibid. 8.
As for him who loves peace, pursues peace, and gives the greeting of peace and responds with peace, the Holy One, blessed be He, will cause him to inherit life in this world and life in the World to Come, as it is stated, But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.70ibid. XXXVII, 11. [60a]
As for him who loves peace, pursues peace, and gives the greeting of peace and responds with peace, the Holy One, blessed be He, will cause him to inherit life in this world and life in the World to Come, as it is stated, But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.70ibid. XXXVII, 11. [60a]