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They won’t dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
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Verse 3. Egypt, through distress. Calmet. 8:13. Saint Jerome verse 6. Worthington.—Sua afforded no protection, and the country proved a grave to those who retired thither.—Unclean. The people observed these prescriptions, though they neglected the more important duties. Only some pious souls, like Tobias, Daniel, and so forth refrained from such meats in exile. Calmet.—Ezechiel (4:9) foreshewed this by his bread. Saint Jerome
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