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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
For thus says the Lord to me: Just as when a lion roars, and a lion cub over its prey, when a multitude of shepherds come against it, it will not be afraid of their voices, nor terrified by their numbers; so the Lord of hosts will come down to fight upon Mount Zion and its hill. Like birds hovering, so the Lord of hosts will protect Jerusalem, protecting and delivering, passing over and saving. In manifestis unam ponimus editionem, maxime ubi nulla diversitas sensuum est. …
Thomas Aquinas
695. For thus says the Lord. Here he sets out the consolation, promising liberation by God from their enemies, from whom they could not be liberated by the Egyptians. And concerning this, he does three things. First, he sets out the defense of the Jews under the likeness of a defending lion, saying: you and the Egyptians in whom you trusted in contempt of me will perish: for thus says the Lord, who alone saves; so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight, as a defender against those who hindered the building of the temple after the …
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