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Isaiah 5:27

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Jerome

And he will not be weary or faint. He will not slumber or sleep, nor will his waist belt be loosened or his sandal strap be broken. The divine word describes the speed of the approaching army, which came not by its own will, but by the will of the Lord; indeed, it was drawn in and provoked by its hiss, which did not fail or tire from such a journey, and did not allow sleep to its eyes, and whose sandals were not worn out.

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Thomas Aquinas

198. Behold they shall come with speed swiftly. Here the disposition of the army is set out. And first, he shows that they are unencumbered for coming; second, that they are armed for fighting: their arrows (Isa 5:28); third, that they are cruel for punishing: their roaring (Isa 5:29). Concerning the first, two things are set out. …

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