1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Isaiah 5:26 | And he will lift up a sign to the nations afar off, and will whistle to them from the ends of the earth: and behold they shall come with speed swiftly. | Off. Like a king, leading all his subjects to battle. (Calmet) --- Whistle. He alludes to the custom of leading forth bees by music, Isaias 7:18. (St. Cyprian) --- Earth. The Chaldeans, (chap. 41:9., and Jeremias 6:22.) and not the Romans, as some would suppose. --- Swiftly. Like an eagle, Daniel 7:4., and Jeremias 48:40. |