@dd54 they may be on your interpretation, I don't know for certain, so....whatever. Thanks for the prayers but save it for the needy & the world. Judgement may be coming sooner than most realize or understand. Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. When the leaders are foolish the people suffer.

my point was the 'ask now and see, whether a man is ever in labor with child?' ~ DOES that not sound like the liberal mental distortion mantra going on now?

To paraphrase Menachem Begin's remark to old sleepy Joe back in the 1980s _ I am not a weak kneed Jew. Come what may come, I will not bend my knee to him, to Christ. I was trying to be polite and said May your Way work out for you; trying to be tolerant as my rabbi instructs. But I see no good deed goes unpunished. I guess you too, will have to take me by force and execute me by chopping my head off in front of your lord. Luke 19:27

@dd54 Well that's cool on the prayers & thanks but pray for the peace of the world. As much as I am rooting for the Russians fighting and standing up to the NWO and all their crap, don't forget that there are innocent Ukrainians who have suffered for decades under the corrupt regimes.

I do not hold with the Yahweh name or Jehovah. terrible transliterations if even that. I also do not hold with using the Lord as an honorific. Look up the meaning of Baal, like Elijah fighting the prophets of Baal Baalim.

I am Jewish. Orthodox, follow the kabbalah and its teachings towards life & enlightenment expanding consciousness. It would be easier to explain color to a blind man than explain it in a paragraph. I tend to follow the chasidic way, adherent to Rambam ~ Maimonides to you I reckon ~ and the 13 Principles of Faith and believe in the Mishneh Torah. When ever the Scriptures refer to G-D in the He, Him, His wording, it is not a gender concept as we understand, its just a reference point for comprehension for our very limited human minds.

My read on verse 11 is 'For I am with you - the Word of HaShem - to save you; for I will bring annihilation upon all the nations among whom I have dispersed you, but upon you I will not bring annihilation but will chastise you with justice, but I will never eliminate you completely.'

verse 24 The fierce anger of HaShem will not turn back
Until He has performed and accomplished
The intent of His heart.
In the latter days you will understand this.

@dd54 I hold Jeremiah 33:3 as my favorite verse ~ Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee gedolot (great things) and unsearchable things, which thou knowest not.

Then Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith Hashem; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Proverbs 9:10 The Yirat Hashem is the beginning of chochmah, and the da’as Kedoshim (knowledge of the Holy One) is binah (understanding).

or

The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of holy ones is understanding.

@dd54 was not ignoring your questions, just not sure how to answer those. Slightly personal to me. However, I was raised secular and the only temple shul/synagogue available to me was a Reform congregation known as Sinai Temple. I was asked to leave when I questioned the rabbi; politely saying thrown out is my view.

I am a voracious reader with a slight eidetic memory curse. I chose the path of understanding or it chose me. Irresistible force meeting wanting to learn & know. I started on kabbalah reading Gershom Scholem works. Also influenced by Chaim Potok.

As for your 'Who do you suppose Hashem is referring to?' I would say the son of David to come, the Moshiach.

No offense meant but I doubt it is your Jesus character, whose name is a very poor transliteration of a Greek translation of a Hebrew or Aramiac pronunciation.

Specifically, did he not die on the cursed tree with 2 criminals, not a rich man? ~ 'His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death' ~ was he not buried alone?

Did he see his offspring, was his days prolonged? ~ 'He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days'

'He had done no violence' ~ what do you call his actions in the Temple, turning over tables and whipping people? ~ ?A peaceful protestation?

@dd54 I had English 4 in high school senior year, only 3 was required. We read Hesse & discussion in class. Sidhartha was one of them I believe. Then later on we did Journey to the East & Steppenwolf. We started with Fahrenheit 451 then Animal Farm, Childhood's End, 1984, and some Lobsang Rompa. We read Carlos Castaneda off campus, as well as Kurt Vonnegut.

Yes I was born Jewish. I am not traditional but I do ask for the ancient ways and the ancient path.
Yes I am adverse to HeyZues Yeshu Yahsu whatever trips ones trigger. If he brings one closer to G-D, I am not going to stand in the way but I don't want to be run over by it either. Nor do I want to be responsible for complacency or enabling. I'll just settle for the G-D of Abraham for everyone.

How do you take the read on 2 Kings 2:11 ~ do you believe Elijah went to heaven?

שָׁלוֹם