And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying,
They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
A little help. I will not suffer them to be quite destroyed. Hebrew also signifies, "shortly. "(Calmet)
Fall, (still bit) like drops of water, even to the last. (Haydock)
How soon is God appeased! (Tirinus)
Even when he punishes, he does not let the whole flood of his indignation fall upon the guilty. (Menochius)