ציטירנדיקער פּירוש אויף נחמיה 9:4

Then came the ox and drank the water: This is a reference to the time of Jeroboam who fashioned calves, and started the sin of the golden calf all over again
They angered God because they abandoned His Torah
And they desired false gods
He sent prophets and seers
Until when will they dream?
And humiliate the word of God? This is the ox -
From a time of grace Moses managed to quench the fire
And now because of Jeroboam, the failure returned
And it flared up like great injustice.
From then on the nation of Israel grew weaker
From generation to generation she wasted away
Until there was almost nothing left of her.
The King of Babylon in his insolence,
He has his multitude
Corrupted Zion and its monarchy.
They killed the nation of Your strength
They burned the Sanctuary of the King
Until it was nothing but a pillar of salt.
Israel went down to Babylon
They wandered about homeless
They dwelled among their enemies
Until there arose the spirit of Cyrus who
Gave permission to Ezra the Scribe
To build a beautiful Temple in Jerusalem
Ezra tried to rid them of the evil inclination
“On a raised platform stood the Levites….
and cried out in a loud voice…”