Isaiah 5:6

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And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

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Cassiodorus Senator

AD 585

Just as clouds when they rumble and clash (so the physicists tell us) send forth darts of lightning, so the words of the prophets shone out as signs of truth. In fact you often find the prophets in the divine Scriptures compared with clouds; for example, “And I will command the clouds not to rain upon it.” - "Exposition of the Psalms 96.4"

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Cassiodorus Senator

AD 585

The noise of the waters is great when sweet psalmody is offered, when guilt is removed by groans and tears, when thanks are rendered for a gift received. The different prayers of people resound in sacred churches like the crashing of the sea. He beautifully appends why the noise of the waters is great: it was because the clouds sent forth a sound. We have often said that clouds signify preachers, of whom Scripture says, “I will command my clouds not to pour rain on that land.” They uttered that great sound when they made known the precepts of the Lord throughout the whole world. - "Exposition of the Psalms 76.18"

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

It. During the whole of the captivity, the land might keep its sabbaths, Leviticus xxvi. 34. (Calmet) The people shall be deprived of saving doctrine. (Menochius)

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Jerome

AD 420

The clouds are the prophets; the Lord commanded them to rain no rain upon Israel. The word of prophecy has turned to us. - "Homilies on the Psalms 56 (Psalm 146)"

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Jerome

AD 420

It is obvious enough that the prophet is referring to the apostles and to the saints; that they are not to rain his rain upon the Jews but upon the Gentiles. - "Homilies on the Psalms 34 (Psalm 107)"

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