Mga Kaugnay na Sipi sa Isaias 14:23

He who sees Babylon has to recite five benedictions⁷In the Babli (57b), this is a sermon of Rav Hamnuna, in a slightly different order. In travel reports of Medieval travelers, it is reported that the ruin labelled “house of Nabucadnezzar” is outside of the ruins of the main wall, confirming the order of the Yerushalmi against the Babli.. If he sees the Euphrates, he says: “Praise to Him Who made the Creation.” If he sees a (statue of) Mercury⁸According to both Talmudim, in the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, a Hermes (or Mercury) could be simply a heap of stones to which passers-by added in order to show their respect. [Note Greek ἑρμολογέω (τάφον) “build with loose stones (grave)” (E. G.)]. The benediction refers to the fact that God allows idols to exist; the Hermes is singled out since it was ubiquitous at intersections of roads., he says: “Praise to Him, Who is patient.” If he sees the house of Nabucadnezzar, he says: “Praise to Him, Who destroyed the house of that evil one.” If he sees the fiery oven⁹Traditionally shown at Babylon even though the story in Daniel is set in the valley of Dura. This sentence confirms the reading of the Rome manuscript in the previous paragraph, that all questions asked were answered positively. or the lions’ den, he says: “Praise to Him, Who did wonders for our forefathers at this place.” If he sees a place from which one takes dust¹⁰I. e., uses old Babylon as a quarry. The decrees referred to which are upheld are the prophecies of doom pronounced over Babylon in the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah., he says: “Praise to Him, Who pronounces and does, decrees and upholds.” If one sees Babylon, he says (Is. 14:23): “I shall sweep her out with the broom of destruction¹¹In the Babli it is told that Mar, son of Ravina, a colleague of Rava in the fourth generation, when he visited the ruins of Babylon, collected some dust and recited the verse from Isaiah. It seems that he followed a Yerushalmi custom..”