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For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 9. Ever. He executes his threats, but soon pardons us. Calmet.—Hebrew “he will not plead always, nor watch to surprise us for ever;” ( Calmet.) or “retain” his anger. Bert.—He is inclined to pity us, and only inflicts a temporal punishment on the penitent, as Christ has paid their ransom. Worthington.
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