1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Isaiah 41:2 | Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow. | Just one. Septuagint, "justice." Christ, (Eusebius; St. Jerome) Abraham, (Chaldean; Grotius) or Cyrus, whose conquests were effects of God's providence, ver. 10., and Isaias 45. --- Kings. Cyrus liberated Persia, conquered Babylon and all Asia. |