הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּנ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אִֽם־תִּמְצְאוּ֙ אֶת־דּוֹדִ֔י מַה־תַּגִּ֣ידוּ ל֔וֹ שֶׁחוֹלַ֥ת אַהֲבָ֖ה אָֽנִי׃
Aku memintamu bersumpah, hai putri-putri Yerusalem: jika kamu menemukan kekasihku, apa yang akan kamu katakan kepadanya? Katakanlah bahwa aku sakit karena cinta.
Derashot HaRan
And one of the great happenings forecast for the time of the Messiah is (Zephaniah 3:9): "For then I will become for the peoples a clear language, so that all of them will call in the name of the L-rd and serve Him with a single will." That is, all the nations will revert to our faith in the principles of the Torah and in its details, according to our knowledge of it. This is the intent of (Avodah Zarah 24a): "What answer did the sages give to R. Eliezer? (Isaiah 60:7): "All the sheep of Kedar [Yishmael] will be gathered to You." R. Eliezer responded: 'They will all convert of themselves in time to come, as it is written: "For then I will become for the peoples a clear language."' Abbaye asked: 'Perhaps they will only abandon idolatry' [but not other perversions]. R. Yosef answered: 'It is written "…and serve Him with a single will"' [implying that their service will be the same as that of Israel's]." It is clear, then, that all of the peoples will revert to our faith in all details and minutiae of the mitzvoth, as indicated. And this is the intent of (Eichah Rabbah 2:17): "'What shall I liken to you and console you' (Lamentations 2:13) — when I liken you, I shall console you." The interpretation, as is well known, is that all of our quarrels with the nations stem from our difference in faith, as our sages stated (Shabbath 89a): "One of the sages asked R. Cahana: 'Did you hear why it is called Mount Sinai?' He answered: 'Because it is the mountain on which miracles [nissim] were performed for Israel.' 'But in that case it should have been called Mount Nissai!' 'Say, rather, because it is the mountain on which a goodly sign [siman] was performed for Israel.' 'But in that case it should have been called Mount Simnai!' He responded: 'Why don't you frequent the company of R. Pappa and R. Huna the son of R. Yehoshua who study the aggadoth of R. Chisda and Rabbah the son of R. Huna, both of whom say: "Why is it called Mount Sinai? Because it is the mountain on which descended the hatred [sinah] of the gentiles."'" Similarly, (Shir Hashirim Rabbah 2:5): "'If you find my Beloved, tell Him that I am sick with love' (Song of Songs 5:8) — Tell Him that all of the "sicknesses" that the nations of the world bring upon me come only because of my loving Him." The meaning is that because the Blessed One separated us from all the nations, not to intermarry with them and not to eat forbidden foods, this furthering and separation from them has inevitably caused this hatred. This is the intent of "When I liken you, I shall console you." That is, when I liken you with the other nations, so that they will all be of the same faith with you, I will console you. For then the consolation will be complete, with no subsequent worry of war or of the hatred of the aforementioned nations against us.