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It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, “The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
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Verse 12. Lamps, with the utmost diligence, (Lu. 15:8) so that none shall escape even in the most filthy places. Calmet.—The Romans found many Jews in the common sewers. Jos. Bel. vii. 16. 20. and 26.—Lees. That is, the wealthy, and such as live at their ease, resting upon their riches, like wine upon the lees. Challoner.—Evil, denying Providence. Calmet.
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