1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Zephaniah 1:18 | *Neither shall their silver, and their gold be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: **all the land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy destruction of all them that dwell in the land. Ezechiel 7:19. --- ** Sophonias 3:8. | Gold. Ezechiel 7:19. Thus the Medes despised riches, Isaias 13:17. (Calmet) --- Jealousy. God regarded the synagogue as his spouse. (Menochius) --- "If he loved not the soul of man, he would not be jealous of it." (St. Jerome) (Haydock) |