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They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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Verse 16. Returned, imitating Apis, the folly of Egypt. They have repeatedly followed idols in Egypt, and in the desert, under Jeroboam, Achab, Jehu, and so forth—Deceitful. Septuagint “bent.” Theodoret reads, “unbent.” It never hits the mark, ( Calmet.) but wounds the person who uses it. Saint Jerome—Derision. The Egyptians laugh at them; ( Calmet.) or thus they acted heretofore, in Egypt. Chal.
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