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Concerning the wickedness of the Jews He destroyeth whom He will and He setteth up kings him whom He will. Even as David saith, " I will make thee to rejoice more than those who are mighty through ; their horns," l which meaneth, " Thou art nobler than the noble kings, and thou dost rejoice." And Habakkuk prophesied, saying, " Horns are in his hands, 2 and he hath placed the beloved in the strength " The palms of the hand, wherein the life of all is held, of the holder of the dominion of kings, are pierced with nails, which Christ, the beloved, hath endured in the strength of His might." of his power," which meaneth, 108. CONCERNING THE WICKEDNESS OF THE INIQUITOUS JEWS And the Prophets prophesied concerning the wickedAnd David said concerning it, " The ness of the Jews. man of violence hunteth iniquity to destroy himself." 3 And again he saith, " His sorrow shall return upon his " 4 head, and his iniquity upon his forehead (or, skull). Thus Solomon his son prophesied and said, " The foolish man and the man of iniquity travel by paths that are not straight. He winketh with the eye, and tappeth with the foot, and he giveth a sign by movements of the ringers and motion of the lips, and his perverted heart meditateth evil at all times a man who is like this will make to come tumult and murder, and the shedding of blood through double-dealing, and he shall not escape the judgement." 5 ; And David his father prophesied and said, " They he who brought forth against me the word of error of my shall he not then the man awake Shall sleepeth ate I who whom trusted, (i.e., friend), my peace my " food, lift up his foot against me ; ? 6 ? Thus Isaiah the Prophet prophesied and said, " Woe 1 2 Compare Psalm Ixxv, 10. Habakkuk iii, 4. 3 Psalm ix, 15, 16. O 2 * Psalm vii, 1 6. 5 Proverbs vi, 13. * Psalm xli, 9. 211