OLD TESTAMENT

Song of Songs 3:10

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He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.

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Verse 10. Going. Prot. “covering of it of purple.” Bible.—Death must be endured, if necessary, for the sake of the faith, as this is the highest degree of charity. Worthington.—He, and so forth Hebrew “is prepared for the beloved above the,” and so forth See Od. verse 660. Calmet.—Prot. and Pagn. “the midst thereof being paved (Mont. set on fire) with love for (Mont. by) the daughters.” Bible.—The most desirable things adorn the litter, or the Church, that all may come to her, who has God to guide her decisions. Menochius.

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