רַ֚ק אֶתְכֶ֣ם יָדַ֔עְתִּי מִכֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הָאֲדָמָ֑ה עַל־כֵּן֙ אֶפְקֹ֣ד עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת כָּל־עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃
내가 땅의 모든 족속 중에 너희만 알았나니 그러므로 내가 너희 모든 죄악을 너희에게 보응하리라 하셨나니
Sha'arei Orah
The meaning of this verse is, “Let the inhabitants of Jerusalem-ירושלם not say, ‘Why are we always sick with afflictions?’ For, this Divine quality, which is called The Court of Righteous Judgment-Beit Din Tzedek-בית דין צדק dwells there always and desires to make them meritorious, by exacting the debt of all their sins and iniquities, so that they will be righteous-Tzaddikim and worthy of life in the coming world. This is the meaning of the words, “The inhabitants [of Jerusalem-ירושלם] will not say, ‘I am sick’; the people dwelling there shall be forgiven of sin.” This is also expressed in the verse,143Amos 3:2 “You alone did I know from amongst the families of the earth; therefore I will hold you accountable for all your iniquities.”