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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
I fell down when I heard, I was troubled when I saw: my heart grew faint, darkness overwhelmed me: Babylon, my beloved, has become a wonder to me. Set the table, watch those who eat and drink: rise up, princes, take the shield. LXX: I acted unjustly so that I would not hear, I hastened so that I would not see, my heart went astray: iniquity has flooded over me; my soul is filled with fear. Set the table, watch the watchtower: eat, drink: rise up, princes, prepare the shields. …
Thomas Aquinas
Second, as to the affections: my heart, that is, the affections, failed, in sadness: my bowels are in pain (Jer 4:19). Third, as to astounded understanding: darkness, that is, the troubles I have foreseen, amazed me, as if I were in darkness: every one that shall pass by Babylon, shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all her plagues (Jer 50:13). Babylon my beloved, at that time, although afterwards, Babylon was an enemy, is set in a wonder, that is, in astonishment. …
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