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Isaiah 19:25

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Jerome

On that day, Israel will be a third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying: Blessed be My people Egypt, and the work of My hands Assyria, and My inheritance Israel. …

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Thomas Aquinas

Third, he sets out the third effect, namely, divine blessing: it, namely, Israel, shall be a blessing, for, through the apostles, the whole world received the blessing of God; Israel is my inheritance, for it was there that he was born and fulfilled the mysteries of our salvation: he has blessed the house of Israel (Ps 113:20[115:12]).

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