Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on them:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Oppression. Literally, "calumny "(Haydock) or rebellion against the Assyrians. This was contrary to the respect due to God's name, used in the ratification of treaties, how wicked soever those princes might be.
