Say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, so that it withers? it shall wither in all its leaves of spring, not requiring great power or many people to pluck it up by its roots.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Prosper. Will God countenance perfidy? (Calmet) "Faith must be kept even with enemies. "(St. Jerome) Arm. The conquest did not cost the Chaldeans much. Sedecias fled by night, but was soon taken, 4 Kings xxv. 6. (Calmet)

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