The Song of the Birds, Part 2
Creation never stops singing to Hashem, all day long and all night long. The chirping and singing of all the different bird species are none other than praise of Hashem...
Translation by Rabbi Lazer Brody with illustrations by Rebecca Shapiro
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The Bat says: "Be comforted, My people, be comforted, says your God." (Isaiah 1:40)
The Stork says: "Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her that her sentence is over since her sins have been pardoned, for she has received double from Hashem’s hand for all her sins." (Isaiah 40:2)
The Crow says: "Who prepares food for the crow, when his young ones cry out to Hashem?" (Job 38:41)
The Starling says: "Their descendants shall be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall recognize them, that they are the seed that Hashem has blessed." (Isaiah 61:9)
The Domestic Goose says: "Give thanks to Hashem and call His name, inform the nations of His works! Sing to Him, chant to Him, speak of all His wonders!" (Psalms 105: 1-2)
The Wild Goose that flies in the wilderness, when it sees Israel engrossed in Torah says: "A voice cries, Make way for Hashem, straighten a path in the desert for our God" (Isaiah 40:3). And upon finding its subsistence says: "Cursed is the man who trusts in a human; blessed is the man who trusts in Hashem, and Hashem shall be his assurance." (Jeremiah 17: 5, 7)
The Ducks say: "Trust in Hashem forever, for in God Hashem is the everlasting rock." (Isaiah 26:4)
The Bee-Eater says: "I will whistle to them and gather them, for I have redeemed them, and they shall multiply as they multiplied." (Zechariah 10:8)
To be continued.
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