But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself,
says the LORD,
that this house shall become a desolation.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Myself, having none greater, Hebrews vi. 13. Oaths evince the insincerity of men, who distrust each other; but when God condescends to use them, it shows men's incredulity.
House, the temple, or rather the palace, where the king was sitting at the gate, ver. 2. (Calmet)
