The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness:
Lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Holiness. He has none but himself to swear by, Hebrews vi. 13. His word is infallible; but he condescends to use an oath to make a deeper impression on man.
Pikes; spits, or large shields. Hebrew also, "They will lead you away with hooks, (in the nose, Isaias xxxvii. 29.) and your children with fish-hooks "or pots. You shall be treated like victims, being either roasted or boiled. No part shall be left.
