And fire has gone out of a rod of her branches, which has devoured her fruit, so that she has no strong rod to be a scepter to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Fire. Ismael, who slew Godolias, was of the royal family, Jeremias xli. (Calmet)