Jeremiasza 8:1 Midrasz: Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition), Midrash Tehillim & Sifrei Bamidbar

Ula said: "Amon and Moab were the two bad neighbors of Jerusalem, and when they heard the prophets prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem, they sent to Nebuchadnezzar, 'Come up,' and he answered, 'I am afraid that they should not do to me as they have done with their former enemies.' They sent to him (Prov. 7, 19) For the man is not in his house; ish (man) refers to the Holy One, praised be He! as it is said (Ex. 15, 3) The eternal is ish (the Lord) of war. Whereupon he sent to them, 'He is near to them, and will return.' They sent again to him, 'He is gone on a journey a great way off.' Nebuchadnezzar, however, sent to them, 'I am aware that among them are righteous, who will pray to Him and He will return,' and they answered, '(Pr. 7) The bag of money hath he taken with him,' and by a bag of money, the righteous are meant, as it is said (Hos. 3, 2) So I bought me such an one for fifteen pieces of silver, etc. He sent again, 'The wicked of them will repent, pray and will be hearkened to.' And they answered, 'He has already set a time [how long He will not listen to their repenting], as it is said (Prov. 7, 19) By the day of 'kesa' only will he return, and the term kesa means an appointed time, as it is said (Ps. 81, 4) Blow on the new moon, the cornet at the time appointed (kesa) on the day of our feast.' He, however, sent to them, 'It is winter, and I cannot come up because of snow and rain.' And they sent to him, 'The mountains will protect thee, as it is said (Is. 16, 1) Send ye the lambs of the ruled of the land from Sela, through the wildesness unto the mount of the daughter of Zion." He sent to them, 'When I will arrive there I will have no place to reside.' And they answered, 'Their graves are better than your palaces, as it is written (Jer. 8, 1-2) At the time, saith the Lord, shall they bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of the princes, and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves. And they shall spread them out before the sun and the moon and all the hosts of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked'."

Ula said: "Amon and Moab were the two bad neighbors of Jerusalem, and when they heard the prophets prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem, they sent to Nebuchadnezzar, 'Come up,' and he answered, 'I am afraid that they should not do to me as they have done with their former enemies.' They sent to him (Prov. 7, 19) For the man is not in his house; ish (man) refers to the Holy One, praised be He! as it is said (Ex. 15, 3) The eternal is ish (the Lord) of war. Whereupon he sent to them, 'He is near to them, and will return.' They sent again to him, 'He is gone on a journey a great way off.' Nebuchadnezzar, however, sent to them, 'I am aware that among them are righteous, who will pray to Him and He will return,' and they answered, '(Pr. 7) The bag of money hath he taken with him,' and by a bag of money, the righteous are meant, as it is said (Hos. 3, 2) So I bought me such an one for fifteen pieces of silver, etc. He sent again, 'The wicked of them will repent, pray and will be hearkened to.' And they answered, 'He has already set a time [how long He will not listen to their repenting], as it is said (Prov. 7, 19) By the day of 'kesa' only will he return, and the term kesa means an appointed time, as it is said (Ps. 81, 4) Blow on the new moon, the cornet at the time appointed (kesa) on the day of our feast.' He, however, sent to them, 'It is winter, and I cannot come up because of snow and rain.' And they sent to him, 'The mountains will protect thee, as it is said (Is. 16, 1) Send ye the lambs of the ruled of the land from Sela, through the wildesness unto the mount of the daughter of Zion." He sent to them, 'When I will arrive there I will have no place to reside.' And they answered, 'Their graves are better than your palaces, as it is written (Jer. 8, 1-2) At the time, saith the Lord, shall they bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of the princes, and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves. And they shall spread them out before the sun and the moon and all the hosts of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked'."

"Pour out their blood like water, as it is said (Psalms 79:3), 'They have poured out their blood like water on the land.' Let the flesh of your pious ones be food for the beasts of the earth, to make known that even their bones would not be left unburied. If a person owes his friend a hundred coins and he says to him, 'Give me my money,' and he responds, 'I don't have it,' he has done all he can since he has no means to pay. But the Holy One, blessed be He, does not act in this way. He takes the soul even if it means taking it from the flesh. As it is written (Isaiah 10:18), 'From soul to flesh He will destroy.' The soul and flesh cannot be taken from the bones. As it is written (Jeremiah 8:1), 'At that time, says the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah.' Not only that, but they shame us, as it is said (Psalms 79:4), 'We have become a taunt to our neighbors.' And not only that, but they deny their guilt, as it is written (Jeremiah 50:7), 'They say, "We are not guilty."' And it is written (Zechariah 11:5), 'And their buyers say, "Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich."'."