1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have graven thee in my hands: *thy walls are always before my eyes.

Exodus 13:9.
Hands, which were nailed to the cross. Septuagint, "I have delineated thy walls on my hands, and thou art before me always." (Haydock) --- The Assyrians wore such characters on their hands or necks. (Lucian) (Leviticus 19:28.) (Calmet) --- Christ will always love his Church, which is of all times and nations. (Worthington)