14
His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.
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Verse 14. Hyacinths. Or purple veins. Calmet.—Prot. “hands are as gold rings set with the beryl.” Hebrew “full of Tharsis,” ( Bible.) or precious stones, ( Menochius.) from that country, (Exodus 28) with which his rings were ornamented. Calmet.—Sapphires. His belt or garment is thus ornamented. Sanchez.—The works of Christ proceeded from his infinite charity for mankind, whose salvation he greatly desired, (Mar. 7:37 and 1 Corinthians 15:22 and 1 Timothy 2:4) so that none can perish but by their own fault. Calmet.
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