ולא שמע ה' בקולכם. כביכול עשיתם מדת רחמיו כאילו אכזרי.
English: Rashi says that Israel's conduct made God's attribute of mercy appear, as it were, cruel when He did not heed their cry.
On the source / in context: Rashi on Deuteronomy 1:45:1 is the identified classical source for this EXTRA page. The text and learning note below are tied to that source rather than to an invented generic summary.
Type of Learning
Classic Commentary
What Is Learned
The failure to listen was not arbitrary; it followed the people's refusal to heed God's earlier warning.