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George Leo Haydock, on Lam 1:17
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Lam 1:17 · Douay-Rheims
“Phe. Sion hath spread forth her hands, there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded against Jacob, his enemies are round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.”
On this verse:
“Then. They surround the city, to starve the inhabitants, ver. 8.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.