1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Isaiah 55:1 | All *you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money, make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine, and milk, without money, and without any price. John 7:37.; Ecclesiasticus 51:33.; Apocalypse 22:17.; Jeremias 15:16.; Ezechiel 3:3.; Proverbs 9:5. | Waters, which in that country are very scarce. --- Milk. Septuagint, "fat." (Calmet) --- In the western Churches, wine and honey were given to the new baptized, Isaias 7:15. (St. Jerome) --- Christ invites all to come to him, John 4:14,. and 7:37. The establishment of the Church is described under the figure of the return from Babylon. (Calmet) --- Grace is offered to all. But only those are justified who thirst, and do their best, Matthew 5:6. (Worthington) |