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רַב יְהוּדָה רָמֵי, כְּתִיב: ״שׁוּבוּ בָּנִים שׁוֹבָבִים אֶרְפָּא מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיכֶם״, וּכְתִיב: ״(הִנֵּה) אָנֹכִי בָּעַלְתִּי בָכֶם וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה״! לָא קַשְׁיָא: כָּאן מֵאַהֲבָה אוֹ מִיִּרְאָה, כָּאן עַל יְדֵי יִסּוּרִין. אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי: גְּדוֹלָה תְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁמַּגַּעַת עַד כִּסֵּא הַכָּבוֹד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״שׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ״.

Similarly, Rabbi Yehuda raised a contradiction between two verses. It is written: “Return, you backsliding children I will heal your backsliding” (Jeremiah 3:22), implying that anyone can achieve healing, which …

Yoma 86a:16 · William Davidson Edition - English · excerpt; the full text is on Sefaria

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