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But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 16. Perfection. Lit. “shall be in consummation,” or wholly destroyed. Bible.—They shall not come to age, or Septuagint “initiated.” The pagans excluded the base-born from their mysteries, as the Church does from holy orders; and experience shews, that the fruits of adultery are often miserable, ( Calmet.) and while they imitate their parents, they can have no hope. verse 18.
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