| Micah 4:8
| And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea, the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.
| Cloudy. Hebrew." fortress, or ophel," a tower or wall near the temple, 2 Esdras 3:27. --- Flock. Jerusalem was no better, after the Chaldeans had destroyed it, 4 Kings 17:9. Yet there Zorobabel, the Machabees, and Christ displayed their power. It was the cradle of the Church. Some take this to refer to Bethlehem, as [in] Micheas 5:2. (Calmet) --- Shall it come. Septuagint add, "from Babylon." After the captivity the Jews shall flourish, as the Church shall prove victorious over all her persecutors. (Haydock)
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