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Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.
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Verse 5. Provinces. Hebrew seranim, “lords.”—Emerods. Theodoret observes, that the tombs of the martyrs were adorned with figures of eyes, and so forth in gratitude for their having procured redress for the afflicted.—Israel, whose ark you have treated in an improper manner. Calmet.—You shall thus confess that He chastises, and grants health. Menochius.—Gods. Not only Dagon, but the other idols, were humbled, ( Bible.) though the Hebrew word denotes also one god, or princes, and so forth
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