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Isaiah 52:13

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Jerome

Behold, my servant shall understand, he shall be exalted and extolled, and shall be very high. LXX: Behold, my servant shall understand, and he shall be exalted, and shall be very glorious. So that there may be no ambiguity for readers, it is clear who will say: I, who spoke, am here; and the holy arm of the Lord, which has been revealed to all nations, God the Almighty Father clearly teaches: Behold my servant or my son whom I have sent, about whom we have spoken of his difference before. …

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Thomas Aquinas

Behold my servant shall understand. Here he foretells the liberation of the gentiles from slavery to sin, carried out by the Son of God. And first, he describes the liberator as to eminence of grace: my servant shall understand, as to the fullness of wisdom; servant, Christ, according to the human nature he assumed: taking the form of a servant (Phil 2:7); a wise servant is acceptable to the king (Prov 14:35); and: he that understands shall possess governments (Prov 1:5). …

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