Jeremias 13:9
Thus saith the Lord: after this manner will I make the pride of Juda, and the great pride of Jerusalem to rot.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Hæc dicit Dominus : Sic putrescere faciam superbiam Juda, et superbiam Jerusalem multam :
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Οὕτω φθερῶ τὴν ὕβριν Ἰούδα καὶ τὴν ὕβριν Ἰερουσαλήμ,
- Hebrew (WLC)
- כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה כָּ֠כָה אַשְׁחִ֞ית אֶת גְּא֧וֹן יְהוּדָ֛ה וְאֶת גְּא֥וֹן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם הָרָֽב
Haydock's commentary
Rot. I will bring them low. (Menochius)
They shall see that all their dependance must be on the divine mercy.
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians, Galatians 3:1
“To speak after the manner of men” means to use human examples. Having founded his argument on the Scriptures, on the miracles wrought among themselves, on the sufferings of Christ, and on the Patriarch, he proceeds to common usages; and this he does invariably, in order to sweeten his discourse, and render it more acceptable and intelligible to the duller sort. Thus he argues with the Corinthians, “Who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof?” ( 1 Cor. ix. 7 .) and again with the Hebrews, “For a testament is of force where there hath been death; for doth it ever avail while he that made it liveth?” ( Heb. ix. 17 .) One may find him dwelling with pleasure on such arguments. In the Old Testament God does the same thing in many instances, as, “Can a woman forget her sucking child?” ( Isa. xlix. …