Ezechiel — Chapter 37
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 9
One cause of distrust that the people of Israel should not be restored from captiuitie, was because they were like to drie bones.
Verse 11
Secondly they had al generally lost their hope of restitution.
Verse 12
Thirdly they seemed like to trees or plants cut off at the very root.
Verse 14
Yet God by his power & goodnes restored them.
Verse 17
Before Christ ioyned the Gentils to his Church, he first vnited the two Kingdomes of Iuda and Israel: signifying that Catholikes which labour for conuersion of heretikes must first agree amongst themselues, & then their endeuours be more effectual. For so al shal sooner be made one fold vnder one shepheard.
Verse 25
Fulfilled by Christ the good Pastour, who bringeth al nations into one fold vnder one Pastour.