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You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
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Verse 14. Is within. Rom. Septuagint and so forth have “of Hesebon,” by mistake, for Esothen. Calmet.—Queens in the East, could not appear much abroad. Kimchi.—When they go out, they cannot be seen. The beauty of the Church consists in virtue, and in the grace of God. Calmet.—Borders. Charity influences the exterior works of piety, ( Tirinus.) and gives beauty to the ceremonies (S. Bas.) and decorations used by the Church, with such magnificence. Bible.
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