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From him will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
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Verse 4. Corner, to connect the building. The Machabees were not of the tribe of Juda; but it was the chief, and gave name to the rest. Judas was also a figure of Christ, the chief corner-stone, and he should be born of that tribe.—Pin, to fasten down the tent, or to hang things upon. These comparisons were not deemed mean, 1 Ezra 9:8. and Isaiah 22:23.—Exactor. The term may have a good as well as a bad sense. Taxes must be paid for the support of lawful governments. Judas forced other nations to pay tribute. Calmet.—The same term in Ethiopia, means “a king.” De Dieu.
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