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Isaiah 37:21

Western Saints

Jerome

However, Isaiah (also known as Josiah), the son of Amos, sent to Hezekiah saying: Thus says the Lord God of Israel: concerning what you asked me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, this is the word that the Lord spoke about him: He has despised you and mocked you, O virgin daughter of Zion. After you, the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head. Whom did you reproach and blaspheme? Against whom did you raise your voice and lift your eyes in pride, to the Holy One of Israel? …

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Thomas Aquinas

Third, the prophet promises through messengers that the prayer of the king will be heard: and Isaiah the son of Amos sent to Ezechias; and concerning this he does two things: first, he promises the destruction of their enemies; second, the liberation of the city: wherefore thus says the Lord (Isa 37:33). …

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