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Isaiah 11:2

And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Him. In the form of a dove, John i. 32. (Haydock) "The whole fountain of the Holy Spirit descending. "(Ev. Nazar.) (St. Jerome) Christ was filled with his seven gifts, and of his fullness his servants receive. (Worthington) Yet all virtues are the gifts of the holy Spirit, and the number seven is not specified in Hebrew, as the same word (Calmet) yirath, is rendered godliness, which (ver. 3.) means, the fear of the Lord. (Haydock) God enables us to penetrate the difficulties of Scripture, and to act with prudence (Menochius)

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