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45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
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[AD 1274] Thomas Aquinas on Lamentations 3:45
Third, the dispersion of persons is exposed: "Thou hast made us offscouring and refuse among the peoples." Namely, like eradicating persons from a firm protection. So, Wisdom 4:4 declares: "and by the violence of the winds they will be uprooted."