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Isaiah 17:14

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Jerome

And when the day of consummation comes, which is interpreted as evening, then there will be turmoil, acknowledging his sins. And in the morning, on the day of resurrection, it will not continue, as the LXX translated, it will not be. But if it will not be, what will those who give penance to the devil respond, and they promise as much as they can, an archangelic rank? This is the role of those who have devastated us, and the fate of those who will plunder us. …

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Thomas Aquinas

Third, the completion of the destruction is set out: and he shall not be, for he himself was killed: you are brought to nothing (Ezek 28:19). Fourth, the reason for the destruction is set out: this is the portion of them that have wasted us, our possessions, and the lot of them that spoiled, our moveable goods: fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup (Ps 10:7[11:6]).

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