Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended? who has gathered the wind in his fists? who has bound the waters in a garment? who has established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you can tell?
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Descended. How then could I acquire such a sublime science? (Deuteronomy xxx. 11.) (Calmet)
Christ alone could impart it, (John iii. 13.; Haydock) who is the perfect wisdom. (Worthington)
Hands. Septuagint, "breast. "(Haydock)
It is no less difficult to fathom the designs of Providence. Some understand the "spirit "of prophecy to be here meant.
Son. Septuagint, "children. "But many Greek copies, and all the interpreters, have Son, which the Fathers explain of the second person of the blessed Trinity, specified chap. viii. 22. (Calmet)