George Leo Haydock, on Neh 9:26

“But they provoked thee to wrath, and departed from thee, and threw thy law behind their backs: and they killed thy prophets, who admonished them earnestly to return to thee: and they were guilty of great blasphemies.”

“Earnestly. Literally, called to witness” (Haydock) themselves, (Josue xxiv. 21.) or heaven and earth, Deuteronomy iv. 26., and xxx. 19. (Calmet) — Blasphemies. See ver. 18. (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.