Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. ] Or the word of prophecy from before the Lord, as the Targum; and now follows the application of this sign to the thing signified, and the whole intention of it is opened.
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haec dicit Dominus sic putrescere faciam superbiam Iuda et superbiam Hierusalem multam
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populum istum pessimum qui nolunt audire verba mea et ambulant in pravitate cordis sui abieruntque post deos alienos ut servirent eis et adorarent eos et erunt sicut lumbare istud quod nullo usui aptum est