Who is this that comes out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Who. The female companions of the spouse, (Calmet) or the bridegroom's friends, (Menochius) admire her at a distance, chap. vi. 9., and viii. 5. (Calmet)
The converted Gentiles change the desert of the world into a paradise, by their good works, which ascend like a perfume. (St. Gregory) They admire their own conversion, and proclaim that we must fight for heaven, (Worthington) and adore Christ, the God-man; imitating all his virtues, (Haydock) and preaching his gospel. (Menochius)