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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
And a throne shall be prepared in mercy, and he shall sit upon it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment, and quickly rendering what is just. The Hebrews interpret this place as follows: After the Assyrian is driven away, the just man Ezechias shall reign over Judah, and he shall retain the throne of David, ruling over the people of God in truth. Others understand it as referring to Christ. …
Thomas Aquinas
Second, as to the restoration of the Jews, that they might do it freely; as to the preparation of the kingdom: a throne, of the kings of the Judah, shall be prepared in mercy, the mercy of God, or of a merciful king; as to the power of the king: one shall sit, as if to say, he shall reign restfully; as to the equity of his judgments: in truth; judging, as to the pronouncing of sentences; seeking, as to the examination of cases; rendering, as to the execution of sentences. …
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