And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And there was a widow in that city. Avenge me, that Isaiah , vindicate my right against my oppressor, and free my innocence; righteousness, substance, and character, which are brought to trial by my enemy who is powerful, and against whom I cannot stand. She did not ask for vengeance but only for justice, that she might be delivered from the violence of her adversary and get back her own.
If only our prayers, our groanings, and our tears, knock at the door; and with these we must be urgent and persevering, even although prayer be offered with one mind.
