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Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?
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Verse 6. Who. The female companions of the spouse, ( Calmet.) or the bridegroom’s friends, ( Menochius.) admire her at a distance. Calmet. 6:9 and 8:5. Calmet.—The converted Gentiles change the desert of the world into a paradise, by their good works, which ascend like a perfume. Saint Gregory They admire their own conversion, and proclaim that we must fight for heaven, ( Worthington.) and adore Christ, the God-man; imitating all his virtues, ( Bible.) and preaching his gospel. Menochius.
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