O Assyria, the rod of my anger, the staff in their hand is my indignation.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Woe. Or come on, Heus, though (Calmet) ho is ordinarily rendered, alas! It here indicates that God makes use of this scourge with regret, and will afterwards consign it to the flames. (Haydock)
The prophet speaks of Salmanasar, or of Sennacherib. (St. Cyprian; St. Jerome)
