Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 73: Yoseph’s Lament over Yerushalayim

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73:1

Yoseph laments Yerushalayim and the people who refuse to abandon internal hatred.

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73:2

He recalls the city’s sanctity, former deliverances, and the danger of assuming that the House guarantees victory while the people commit bloodshed.

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73:3

The lament is both historical speech and theological interpretation.

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73:4

Yosippon uses Yoseph as a voice pleading that survival requires repentance and realistic judgment.

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