Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Voici, les jours viennent, dit l'Eternel, Où je susciterai à David un germe juste; Il régnera en roi et prospérera, Il pratiquera la justice et l'équité dans le pays.
KJV
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
dence. Hence these two virtues---prudence and justice---belong most properly to a king, according to Jer. 23:5 : "A king shall reign and shall be wise, and shall execute justice and judgment in the earth." Since, however, direction belongs rather to the king, and execution to his…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
of the Prophets they had heard of the green “Branch” as an emblem of Christ. [marg. note: Isa 11:1 , Jer 23:5 ] Or, the multitudes who spread their garments in the way, are the martyrs who gave to martyrdom for Christ their bodies, which are the clothing of their minds. Or, they…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 120 (Migne)
vabitur Juda, et Israel habitabit confidenter et hoc nomen quod vocabunt eum, Dominus justus noster (Jer. XXIII, 5) . Nunquid hic Jeremias, qui longe post Salomonem fuisse probatur, [Col. 0049D] aliquid de eo rursus repromittit, dicens, suscitabo David germen justum? Manifestius…
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