הִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙ לוֹא־כֵ֣ן יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ אֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ נִחָם֙ עַל־רָ֣עָת֔וֹ לֵאמֹ֖ר מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתִי כֻּלֹּ֗ה שָׁ֚ב במרצותם [בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם] כְּס֥וּס שׁוֹטֵ֖ף בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
Aku telah memperhatikan dan mendengarkan, tetapi mereka tidak berkata dengan benar. Tidak ada seorang pun yang menyesali kejahatannya dengan berkata, “Apa yang telah kuperbuat?” Mereka semua kembali berlari di jalannya sendiri, seperti kuda yang menerjang dalam pertempuran.
Duties of the Heart
Falsehood and lies. On this the verse says: "wickedness in its midst" (Tehilim 55:12), and "I hearkened and heard, but they spoke not aright" (Yirmiya 8:6).
Duties of the Heart
1. Regret is a sign that the sin is disgraceful in his eyes, as written: "He who knows will return and regret and leave a blessing behind him" (Yoel 2:14). It is said of one who persists in his sins for a long time: "no man repented himself of his wickedness" (Yirmiyahu 8:6). We ourselves can see in relationships between human beings, that when one who wronged his fellow shows regret for having wronged him, this will be strongest the factor for his fellow's granting him forgiveness.