וַיְהִי֩ דְבַר־יְהוָ֨ה אֵלַ֜י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹר לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ לֵאמֹֽר׃
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Tosefta Sotah
Rabbi Akiva expounded, behold, it says (Zech. 8:19), "Thus said the Lord, the fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth [shall be for the House of Judah for joy and for happiness]." The "fast of the fourth" -- that is the 17th of Tammuz, on which the city was breached. And why is its name called "fourth"? Because it is the fourth of the months (i.e., starting with Nissan). The "fast of the fifth" -- that is the 9th of Av, the day that the Holy Temple was burned. And why is its named called "fifth"? Because it is the fifth month. The "fast of the seventh" -- that is the 3rd of Tishrei, the day that Gedaliah ben Achikam was killed, that Ishmael ben Nethaniah killed him, to teach you that the deaths of the righteous are just as difficult before the Place as the destruction of the Holy Temple. And why is its named called "seventh"? Because it is in the seventh month. The "fast of the tenth" -- that is the 10th of Tevet, the day in which the King of Babylonia placed his hand on Jerusalem, as it is said (Ez. 24:1-2), "And the word of God came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, [on the 10th of the month]: 'Son of Man, write down [this date], etc." And I say, the fast of the tenth, that is the 5th of Tevet, in which the report reached the children of the exile, as it is said (Ez. 33:21), "And it was in the twelfth year, on the tenth [month], on the fifth of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me [saying, 'The city has fallen.']" When they heard [the report], they made the day of hearing like the day of the burning [of the Temple]. And is it not proper to write of the first [events first]? And why is [the hearing of the report] written last? So as to order the months in accordance with their [historical] order (i.e., the destruction preceding the news reaching Babylonia). And I prefer my words to the words of Rabbi Akiva, for Rabbi Akiva speaks about first things last, and about last things first, and I speak about first things first, and about last things last.