A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Neh 4:3
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Neh 4:3 · Douay-Rheims
“Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build: if a fox go up, he will leap over their stone wall.”
On this verse:
“Leap over. Hebrew, Septuagint, &c., “break down.” (Calmet) — Bitter sarcasm, which excites the indignation of Nehemias! (Tirinus)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.