Kabbalah su Geremia 31:3
מֵרָח֕וֹק יְהוָ֖ה נִרְאָ֣ה לִ֑י וְאַהֲבַ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ עַל־כֵּ֖ן מְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְ חָֽסֶד׃
'Da lontano il Signore mi è apparso.' 'Sì, ti ho amato con un amore eterno; Perciò con affetto ti ho disegnato.
Or Neerav
19. [The beginner] must also know that the activities of Ḥesed are manifold. Nonetheless, we will mention some which will presently be made [understandable] to the reader. (1) Ḥesed (“Mercy”) is, as its name implies, to help and succor man. It also [serves] to nullify the power of the Outside Ones5The forces of the kelipah. who accuse and vex man. Among the activities of this quality are also all the matters having to do with whiteness, like the stones whose color is white and whose virtues [derive from] Ḥesed. Among its actions is love. Despite the fact that the arousal of love is from the Left side,6I.e., that of Gevurah. its major thrust and goal are contained in the Right side,7I.e., that of Gedulah or Ḥesed. as is written, I have loved you with an eternal love, therefore I have drawn you with mercy (ḥesed) (Jer. 31:3). Among its actions, it draws a man to wisdom through the power of Ḥokhmah, which is above it on the right side. Among its actions it can include Gevurah within itself to execute Judgment, in which there is a small [admixture of] Mercy, as [in the case of] the drowning of the Egyptians in the Sea. This quality [of Ḥesed] possesses seventy-two bridges. This is hinted at in the seventy-two names contained in the verses he journeyed … he came … he pitched… (Exod. 19:2).8Ḥesed equals 72 in gematria.
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Zohar
The Donkey Driver said, There are two kinds of peace down below: One is Jacob, [Tiferet] the other is Joseph, [Yesod] And because of this, Peace is written twice in [the verse] "Peace, Peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near" (Is. 57:19). "To him that is far" refers to Jacob; "to him that is near" refers to Joseph. So "to him that is far" means, as you say, "The LORD has appeared to me from afar" (Jeremiah 31:2), and also, "And his sister stood afar off" (Ex. 2:4). And "to him that is near" means, as you say, "to new [Elohim] that came from nearby" (Deut. 32:17).“You are to guard.” “You shall fear My sanctity” refers to the point standing in the center, which must be feared more than anything, for its punishment is death.
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