לְכָה דוֹדִי נֵצֵא הַשָֹּׂדֶה, רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ צוֹוַחַת וְאוֹמֶרֶת נֵצֵא וּנְטַיֵּיל בְּדִימוֹסִין שֶׁל עוֹלָם, נָלִינָה בַּכְּפָרִים, בַּכּוֹפְרִים בּוֹ, אֵלּוּ כְּרַכֵּי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם שֶׁכָּפְרוּ בְּהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא אֶלָּא אַף עַל פִּי כֵן לְשָׁעָה.
“Come, my beloved, let us go out to the field; let us stay the night in the villages” (Song of Songs 7:12). “Come, my beloved, let us go out to the field.” The Divine spirit is shouting and saying: Let us go and stroll in the expanses of the world. “Let us stay the night in the villages [bakefarim],” with those who deny [bakoferim] Him, these are the cities of the nations of the world who denied the existence of the Holy One blessed be He. Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: Nevertheless, it is only temporary.