And now, says the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Will not. Hebrew, Septuagint, "to be gathered. "(Haydock)
The original text, independent of the Masorets, may have the sense of the Vulgate. Yet there are other proofs of the synagogue's rejection. (Calmet)
Protestants, "though Israel be not gathered, yet "Marginal note, or "that Israel may be gathered, and I may "(Haydock)