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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Gen 17:18
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Gen 17:18 · Douay-Rheims
“And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee.”
On this verse:
“O that Ishmael might live before thee--natural solicitude of a parent. But God's thoughts are not as man's thoughts [Isa 55:8].”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.