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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Zechariah 14:3

Shall. Septuagint, "will stand in battle array among," &c. ( Greek: parataxetai en) though he will one day punish the victorious Romans. (Haydock) --- Now he fought with them as [the] Hebrew may signify. (Calmet) --- Various prodigies made this clear: (Josephus, Jewish Wars vii. 12, 16.) so that Titus would not receive the crown which was presented to him, as he looked upon himself only as the instrument employed by divine justice. (Philost. vi. 14.) --- This sense is given by St. Cyril, &c. (Calmet) --- In the days of Epiphanes, God defeated his projects. (Haydock)

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