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Catholic 1849 · Haydock’s Catholic Bible Commentary, Ezechiel 16:8

George Leo Haydock, on Ezek 16:8

George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Ezek 16:8 · Douay-Rheims
“And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.”
On this verse:
“Lovers. Hebrew dodim, “breasts, (Haydock) or espousals;” (Aquila) “loving.” (Symmachus) — Garment, as a husband, Ruth iii. 9., and Jeremias ii. 2.”

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