Iyov's grave soliloquy as a longing for le'asid lavo

The implication here in the Mittler Rebbe’s Perush Hamilos is that "katan ve'gadol sham hu"-"great and small can be found there" refers to le'asid lavo - the time to cone and not simply "in the grave". None of the mefarshim take this view, but then I found the Yalkut רמז תתצו. The Yalkut does  imply that this hints to le’asid lavo. “If you ‘humble’ yourself with divrei Torah in this world, you will be ‘great’ in the world to come.”

Accordingly, there must be a way to interpret the rest of the perek in this light.

So read the pesukim now of perek 3 Iyov with this in mind... (English translation.)

Perhaps the day he is cursing is the galus and the night is the night of exile.

"Those who will awaken the livyason" is now a reference in context.

The desire for miscarriage can refer to Moshiach who is a "bar nafla" like David.

"With kings and advisers" echos Yeshaya's "ve'yoatzayich" while "habonim choravos" can refer to binyan Yerushalayim or the Beis Hamikdash.

"Sham reshaim etc"- "The wicked calm down from their anger and the weary will rest." No imagination needed here...

The end of the pasik "...ve'eved chofshi me'adonav" - "and the slave is freed from his master" fits right in.

"Az shachavti"- "then I will rest" can refer to completing the avodah in golus

"Ha'michkim la'maves ve'enenu" -"those who wait for death but it does not come." Since, as mentioned later in Iyov, "bilah ha'maves" -"death will be swallowed"

"Yasisu ki yimtzu kaver" - "rejoicing in finding a grave" can refer to joy that will be found in revival of the dead.

"La'gever asher darko nistara" can refer to Moshiach who is hidden.


However, after all this "lo shachavti ve'lo shakateti ve'lo nachti..." - since talmidei chachamim ein lahem menucha, lo be'olam ha'ze ve lo le'olam haba..."

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