This verse is referenced in the “long form” of Tachanun on Mondays and Thursdays. In it, the prophet Yoel asks G-d not to let the other nations “limshol” Israel. The Hebrew root MShL can mean two different things. Rashi says that here it means “mashal,” a story – “Please don’t let the nations turn us into a topic of conversation or a cautionary tale.” Ibn Ezra and others say it means “mosheil,” to rule over – “Please don’t let the other nations conquer us.”
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