Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from your way;
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Neither. Literally, "and or yet. "(Haydock)
But the negative particle is taken (Worthington) from the first part of the verse. (Calmet)
St. Jerome, "Neither hast thou "(Menochius)
Yet many adhere to the Hebrew, "And thou hast turned "Though it may be taken in a dangerous sense, (Calmet) yet it may only signify, (Haydock) that God had removed his people from the country where his worship was observed, and had refused them his protection; hence their paths have been unfortunate. (Theodoret)
This agrees better with the sequel. (Berthier)
It is no proof that God is the author of sin, in either sense. (Tirinus)