וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י כַּֽדְכֹד֙ שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִךְ וּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְ לְאַבְנֵ֣י אֶקְדָּ֑ח וְכָל־גְּבוּלֵ֖ךְ לְאַבְנֵי־חֵֽפֶץ׃
Gagawin Kong mula sa isang uri ng mamahaling bato ang iyong mga bintana, at ang iyong mga pintuang-bayan ay mula sa mga batong nagliliyab na parang baga, at ang iyong buong hangganan ay mula sa mga mamahaling bato.
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
(Ib. 54, 12) And I will make of kadkod (rubies) thy battlements, etc. Samuel b. Nachmeni said: "On the earth, two Amoraim differ and they are Juda and Hezekiah, the sons of R. Chiya; and in heaven Gabriel and Michael differ. One says it means shoham (onyx) and the other says it means jasper. The Holy One, praised be He! said to them: 'Let it be as both say.'" (Ib.) And thy gates, etc. This is just as it happened with R. Jochanan, who was sitting and lecturing: "In the future the Holy One, praised be He! will bring jewels and pearls the size of thirty cubits (yards) square, twenty ells in height and ten in width, and will place them at the gates of Jerusalem.' And one disciple sneered at him: 'We do not even find a jewel as large as the egg of a turtle dove and [you say] we shall find jewels of such sizes?' Thereafter it happened that the same disciple was on a boat on the high sea, and he saw angels who sawed jewels and pearls the size of thirty ells square, boring holes in them twenty ells in height and ten in width. He asked them, 'For whom is this?' and they answered: 'The Holy One, praised be He! will place them at the gates of Jerusalem.' Aud when he returned he said to R. Jochauau: 'Lecture, Rabbi, for all you said is true, as I have seen it myself.' And R. Jochanan said to him: 'Ignoramus, if you had not seen it you would not have believed it? You are a scoffer at the words of the sages? He cast his eyes on him, and he became a heap of bones.' "
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
R. Papa said: "Those who speak of the Rabbis in a contemptible language saying, 'those Rabbis'." However, he himself forgot his statement and used the very language while talking about the Rabbis, and thereafter when he recollected it, he fasted. Levi b. Samuel and R. Hune b. Chiya used to prepare wraps for the holy scrolls in the college of R. Juda. When they came to the Book of Esther, they said: "For this certainly no wrap is needed." R. Juda said to them: "Even such language is the kind that is used by the followers of Epicurus." R. Nachman said: "He who calls his master by his name without adding my master," for R. Jochanan said: 'Why was Gechazi punished? Because he called his master by his name (II Kings 8, 5) This is her son, whom Elisha restored to life'." R. Jeremiah sat in the presence of R. Zera and said: "In the future, the Holy One, praised be He! will create a river, which will issue from the most holy chamber, and on its banks the best fruit will be grown," as it is said: (Ez. 47, 12) "And by the river upon the banks thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail; it shall bring forth new ripe fruit every month; because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for healing." There was a certain old man who commented upon it and said: "Right, thus also said R. Jochanan." Whereupon R. Jeremiah said to R. Zera: "Is such a language also not used by the Epicureans?" And he answered: "Nay, he is only supporting you, and if you have heard that such language must not be used, it is in relation to what R. Jochanan lecturel: "In the future the Holy One, praised be He! will bring jewels and pearls the size of thirty cubits square, twenty ells in height and ten in width, and will place them at the gates of Jerusalem.' And one disciple sneered at him: 'We do not even find a jewel as large as the egg of a turtle dove and [you say] we shall find jewels of such sizes?' Thereafter it happened that the same disciple was on a boat on the high seas, and he saw angels who sawed jewels and pearls the size of thirty ells square, boring holes in them twenty ells in height and ten in width. He asked them, 'For whom is this?' and they answered: "The Holy One, praised be He! will place them at the gates of Jerusalem.' And when he returned he said to R. Jochanan: 'Lecture Rabbi, for all you said is true, as I have seen it myself.' And R. Jochanan said to him: 'Ignoramus, if you had not seen it you would not have believed it? You are a scoffer at the words of the sages?' He cast his eyes on him, and he became a heap of bones." What does leaf thereof for healing mean? R. Isaac B. Abdimi and R. Chisda [differ as to its meaning]. One said, a remedy to make the dumb speak. And the other said, to open the womb when there is a difficulty in bearing the child. And so also was it taught by Hezekia; to open the mouth of the dumb, and by Bar Khapara, to open the womb. R. Jochanan, however said: "It is to be explained literally, healing for everything." R. Samuel b. Nachmeni said: "It means a remedy for the appearance of those who have studied with their mouths."
Shemot Rabbah
Another interpretation: “This month shall be for you” (Exodus 12:2) – that is what is written: “Behold, the former have come to pass and the new I declare” (Isaiah 42:9). Is there anything new in the future? Is it not written: “What was, that is what will be” (Ecclesiastes 1:9)? Rather, we find that there are ten things that the Holy One blessed be He is destined to introduce in the future.
The first is that He is destined to illuminate the world, as it is stated: “The sun will no longer be for you for light by day [and the glow of the moon will not illuminate for you; the Lord will be your eternal light and your God will be your glory]” (Isaiah 60:19). Is it possible for a person to gaze at the Holy One blessed be He? Rather, what does the Holy One blessed be He do to the sun? He has it illuminate forty-nine portions of light, as it is stated: “The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold” (Isaiah 30:26).50The midrash assumes that there is a fixed ratio of 1:7 between the light of the moon and the light of the sun. Therefore, if the light of the moon increases sevenfold and has seven portions of light and the light of the sun is seven times greater than that, the sun has 49 portions of light. Even [for] an ill person, the Holy One blessed be He will command the sun and it will heal, as it is stated: “But for you who fear My name, a sun of righteousness, and healing with its rays will shine” (Malachi 3:20).
The second: He will bring spring water out of Jerusalem and heal everyone who has an illness, as it is stated: “Every living creature that swarms, any over whom the rivers will come, will live…” (Ezekiel 47:9).
The third: He will make trees produce their fruit every month, and a person will eat from them and will be healed, as it is stated: “Along the river on its bank, on this side and on that side…it will produce new fruit every month, because its waters emerge from the Temple, [and its fruit will be for food, and its leaf for healing]” (Ezekiel 47:12).
The fourth: That they will rebuild all the ruined cities, and there will be never again be places in ruins. Even Sodom and Gomorrah will be rebuilt in the future, as it is stated: “Your sisters Sodom and its daughters will return to their former state” (Ezekiel 16:55).
The fifth: That He will build Jerusalem with sapphire stones, as it is stated: “I will set your stones in fair colors” (Isaiah 54:11), and it is written: “I will make your windows of rubies” (Isaiah 54:12). Those stones will shine like the sun, and the idolaters will come and see the glory of Israel, as it is stated: “Nations will walk by your light” (Isaiah 60:3).
The sixth: “Cow and bear will graze, [together will their young lie]” (Isaiah 11:7).
The seventh: That He will bring all the beasts, all the birds, and all the creeping creatures and make a covenant with them and with all of Israel, as it is stated: “On that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, [and with the creeping creatures of the ground]” (Hosea 2:20).
The eighth: That there will no longer be crying and wailing in the world, as it is stated: “The sound of weeping and the sound of crying will no longer be heard in it” (Isaiah 65:19).
The ninth: There is no more death in the world, as it is stated: “He will eliminate death forever; and the Lord God will wipe tears from upon all faces; and the disgrace of His people He will remove” (Isaiah 25:8).
The tenth: That there will be no sighing, no groaning, and no despair, but rather, everyone will rejoice, as it is stated: “The redeemed of the Lord will return, and will come to Zion with song [and everlasting joy]” (Isaiah 35:10).
The first is that He is destined to illuminate the world, as it is stated: “The sun will no longer be for you for light by day [and the glow of the moon will not illuminate for you; the Lord will be your eternal light and your God will be your glory]” (Isaiah 60:19). Is it possible for a person to gaze at the Holy One blessed be He? Rather, what does the Holy One blessed be He do to the sun? He has it illuminate forty-nine portions of light, as it is stated: “The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold” (Isaiah 30:26).50The midrash assumes that there is a fixed ratio of 1:7 between the light of the moon and the light of the sun. Therefore, if the light of the moon increases sevenfold and has seven portions of light and the light of the sun is seven times greater than that, the sun has 49 portions of light. Even [for] an ill person, the Holy One blessed be He will command the sun and it will heal, as it is stated: “But for you who fear My name, a sun of righteousness, and healing with its rays will shine” (Malachi 3:20).
The second: He will bring spring water out of Jerusalem and heal everyone who has an illness, as it is stated: “Every living creature that swarms, any over whom the rivers will come, will live…” (Ezekiel 47:9).
The third: He will make trees produce their fruit every month, and a person will eat from them and will be healed, as it is stated: “Along the river on its bank, on this side and on that side…it will produce new fruit every month, because its waters emerge from the Temple, [and its fruit will be for food, and its leaf for healing]” (Ezekiel 47:12).
The fourth: That they will rebuild all the ruined cities, and there will be never again be places in ruins. Even Sodom and Gomorrah will be rebuilt in the future, as it is stated: “Your sisters Sodom and its daughters will return to their former state” (Ezekiel 16:55).
The fifth: That He will build Jerusalem with sapphire stones, as it is stated: “I will set your stones in fair colors” (Isaiah 54:11), and it is written: “I will make your windows of rubies” (Isaiah 54:12). Those stones will shine like the sun, and the idolaters will come and see the glory of Israel, as it is stated: “Nations will walk by your light” (Isaiah 60:3).
The sixth: “Cow and bear will graze, [together will their young lie]” (Isaiah 11:7).
The seventh: That He will bring all the beasts, all the birds, and all the creeping creatures and make a covenant with them and with all of Israel, as it is stated: “On that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, [and with the creeping creatures of the ground]” (Hosea 2:20).
The eighth: That there will no longer be crying and wailing in the world, as it is stated: “The sound of weeping and the sound of crying will no longer be heard in it” (Isaiah 65:19).
The ninth: There is no more death in the world, as it is stated: “He will eliminate death forever; and the Lord God will wipe tears from upon all faces; and the disgrace of His people He will remove” (Isaiah 25:8).
The tenth: That there will be no sighing, no groaning, and no despair, but rather, everyone will rejoice, as it is stated: “The redeemed of the Lord will return, and will come to Zion with song [and everlasting joy]” (Isaiah 35:10).