Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Pleaded. Accusing them of treachery, in not opposing the wicked attempt.
Have we. He placed himself in the number of the guilty, in order to soften the reproach. (Septuagint) (Calmet)
"Why is the house of God forsaken? "(Protestants)