And he said, About this season, next year, you shall embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, you man of God, do not lie unto your handmaid.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Womb. Hebrew, "At this season, according to the time of life, (Haydock; or of a woman with child, Menochius) thou shalt embrace a son "in thy arms. (Haydock) See Genesis xviii. 10. (Calmet)
If is added by St. Jerome, agreeably to an usual form of speaking. (Menochius)
The prophet assures the woman, that she will not only live, but also bear a son, and nurse him.
Lie, deceive, (ver. 28; Haydock) or flatter me with vain hopes. (Calmet) She might think that the prophet was not actually inspired. (Menochius)
Through joy, she could hardly believe. See Luke xxiv. 41. (Haydock)
