Musar su II Re 7:19
וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּךָ֤ רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃
e quel capitano rispose all'uomo di Dio e disse: 'Ora, ecco, se l'Eterno dovesse aprire finestre in cielo, una cosa del genere potrebbe essere?' e lui ha detto: 'Ecco, lo vedrai con i tuoi occhi, ma non ne mangerai';
Shemirat HaLashon
And Sefer Charedim 51 states, in the name of the Midrash that the intent of the captain who was punished because he had said (II Kings 7:19): "Even [if] the L-rd made windows in the heavens, could such a thing happen?" — his intent was that the L-rd could certainly make it happen, but this generation was like the generation of the flood, deserving that the windows of heaven be opened [for evil], as there, viz. (Bereshith 7:11): "And the windows of heaven were opened." How is it possible that for such an evil generation as this such a great miracle [for good] could happen? And Elisha the prophet answered him that because he slandered Israel, he would see the miracle, but not eat (viz. II Kings, Ibid.)
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