"For your transgressions was your mother put away"

Synopsis

Rabbi Aba says that God is with Yisrael even in their exile, and when their exile is over He will return with them.

51. This is the meaning of, "for your transgressions was your mother put away" (Yeshayah 50:1). The Holy One, blessed be He, said: 'You brought it about that you and I shall not dwell in the land. Behold the Matron leaving the palace with you. Observe everything in ruin; My palace and yours, in ruins.' For the palace is not fit for a King, save when He enters it together with the Matron, MALCHUT. The King then rejoices only when He enters the Matron's palace, since She is with Her children in the palace. All may then rejoice. 'Now that the son and the Matron are not here, My palace is in ruins. What shall I do? I shall go with you.' And now, though Yisrael are in exile, the Holy One, blessed be He, is with them, and does not leave them. When Yisrael are released from the exile, the Holy One, blessed be He, will return with them, as it is written: "Hashem your Elohim will turn your captivity" (Devarim 30:3). Indeed, "Hashem your Elohim will turn;" THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, WILL RETURN. We have already explained this.

51. הה"ד, וּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶם שֻׁלְּחָה אִמְּכֶם. אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אַתּוּן גְּרַמְתּוּן, דַּאֲנָא וְאַתּוּן לָא נֵידוּר בְּאַרְעָא. הָא מַטְרוֹנִיתָא נַפְקַת מֵהֵיכָלָה עִמְּכוֹן, הָא אִתְחַרֵב כֹּלָּא, הֵיכָלָא דִּילִי וְדִלְכוֹן אִתְחָרַב. דְּהָא לְמַלְכָּא לָא אִתְחֲזֵי הֵיכָלָא, אֶלָּא כַּד אִיהוּ עָיֵיל עִם מַטְרוֹנִיתָא. וְחֶדְוָה דְּמַלְכָּא לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, אֶלָּא בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּעָאל בְּהֵיכָלָא דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, וְאִשְׁתְּכַח בְּרָהָא עִמָּהּ בְּהֵיכָלָא, חַדָּאן כֻּלְּהוּ כַּחֲדָא. הַשְׁתָּא דְּלָא אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ בְּרָא וּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, הָא הֵיכָלָא חֲרֵיבָא מִכֹּלָּא. אֶלָּא אֲנָא מַה אַעְבִּיד. אַף אֲנָא עִמְּכוֹן. וְהַשְׁתָּא אע"ג דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִינְהוּ בְּגָלוּתָא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִשְׁתְּכַח עִמְּהוֹן, וְלָא שָׁבִיק לוֹן, דְּכַד יִפְקוּן, יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן גָּלוּתָא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, יְתוּב עִמְּהוֹן. דִּכְתִּיב, וְשָׁב יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ, וְשָׁב יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ וַדַּאי. וְהָא אִתְּמַר.