Isaiah 60:17 Douay-Rheims

For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver: and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make thy visitation peace, and thy overseers justice.

Francis Patrick Kenrick

1796–1863 Catholic

"Exactors," "task-masters." Instead of arbitrary exactions and oppression, justice will animate their rulers. Sept. tJnwxdTooc . 8t. Jerome observes : " In this we should admire the majesty of the Holy Scriptures, which, styled * bishops' the future princes of the Church, whose whole authority is in peace, and the name of whose dignity is justice : so that they should not have respect to persons in judgment, and nothing unjust should be done in the territory of the Church, from whose borders oppres- sion and misery should be banished." " Violence.

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1863 · Isaias 60:17

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