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Parashas Bechukosai · Passuk context
They shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, in their treachery that they committed against Me, and also in that they walked contrary to Me.
Sifra, Bechukotai, Chapter 8:3 — confession is the hinge of teshuvah; when they confess, mercy returns at once.
English: “And they will confess their sins and the sin of their fathers” — this is in respect to repentance. As soon as they confess their sins, I immediately return and show them mercy.
Halachic / theological derasha — vidui as the turning point.
The tochacha’s long chain of punishments is not closed. Confession opens the door; the moment of vidui is answered by immediate rachamim.