And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, in order that Hashem may turn from His burning anger and grant you compassion and be compassionate to you and multiply you as He swore to your fathers.
English: “And He will grant you compassion and be compassionate to you” — It was taught: Rabban Gamliel the son of Rabbi says: “And He will grant you compassion and be compassionate to you” teaches that whoever is compassionate to creatures, Heaven is compassionate to him; and whoever is not compassionate to creatures, Heaven is not compassionate to him.
On the daf / in context: The doubled language of compassion is taken as a measure-for-measure principle linking human mercy to divine mercy.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Shabbos) — measure-for-measure compassion.
What Is Learned
One who shows compassion to other creatures is shown compassion from Heaven; one who does not is not.