A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Neh 9:37
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Neh 9:37 · Douay-Rheims
“And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation.”
On this verse:
“Tribulation. As we cannot enjoy the fruits, being so heavily taxed, and obliged to work in person for the king of a foreign country. (Calmet)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.