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teraphim_n afterward_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o 7._o and_o isa_n 9_o v._n 6_o 7._o david_n their_o king_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n which_o prophecy_n can_v possible_o be_v as_o yet_o fulfil_v for_o if_o it_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n among_o who_o hosea_n prophesy_v it_o be_v mayer_n be_v hier._n zanch._n pareus_n rivetus_n lyra_n dr._n mayer_n confess_v that_o they_o do_v never_o yet_o return_v and_o if_o of_o the_o other_o two_o it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o their_o captivity_n since_o our_o saviour_n come_n for_o till_o then_o the_o sceptre_n can_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n as_o jacob_n foretell_v gen._n the_o 49._o at_o the_o 10._o verse_n and_o therefore_o till_o then_o they_o can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o prince_n or_o governor_n of_o that_o tribe_n although_o they_o be_v long_o 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