Postponed the End

He postponed the matter again and again; he took actions to delay the end (the expression originates from the phrase “he hastened the end”).

(He postponed the matter repeatedly. He did acts to push away the end (the origin of the expression is in the phrase 'dḥaq et ha-qetz'). "Whoever his soul is not upright within him, that soul will marvel and strengthen itself to reckon an officer and to push the end; he informed him that many will stumble and strive to ascend with strength and might to bring the end, as it is said, 'And the insolent among your people will exalt themselves to set up a vision, and they shall stumble,' that some false prophets will stand and cause some harm to Israel" - Malbim, Habakkuk chapter 2, and also: "But the matter of postponing the end— it is a serious, sealed and complicated matter. Many tried and did not succeed" - Y. Burla / Kisufim, 214))

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