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Isaiah 32:1

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Jerome

Behold, the king shall reign with justice, and princes shall rule with judgment. And a man shall be like one who hides from the wind, and conceals himself from the storm: like streams of water in a dry place, and the shadow of a towering rock in a barren land. The eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen carefully. And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak quickly and clearly. …

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Thomas Aquinas

This is the third part of the threatening, in which he describes their liberation from the enemies who were threatening them then. And first, he foretells the liberation in the manner of prophecy, second, he recounts it in the manner of history: and it came to pass (ch. 36). The first of these is divided into two parts: in the first, he foretells the prosperity of the Jews; in the second, the destruction of their enemies: woe to you that spoils (ch. 33). Concerning the first, he does two things. …

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