For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour his palaces.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Temples, or "palaces. "(Calmet)
Cities. The two tribes, witnessing the calamities of their brethren, will not avoid a similar conduct, but trust in their fortifications. (Worthington)
Fire of war destroys both kingdoms.
Thereof. Septuagint of St. Jerome adds, "and among the Assyrians they have eaten unclean things "which may be taken from chap. ix. 3. (Haydock)
It is not found in the present Hebrew or Greek copies. (Calmet)
