Where the Fathers quote Amos 3

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John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:329…israel cries out these are thy gods o israel which brought thee up from the land of egypt exod these are thy gods beholding one calf one made idol why then these are thy gods to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:453…has spoken against you o house of israel and against every tribe which i brought up from the land of egypt saying you only have i known of all the families of the earth therefore i… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:789…from the things written in amos nevertheless i have known you out of all the families of the earth therefore i will take vengeance on you for all your sins for as it were the statement… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:685…s bestowed upon them by Him, saying at one time: "You only have I known out of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for your iniquities" (Amos 3:2); and at another: "I took from your son… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:453…every tribe which i brought up from the land of egypt saying you only have i known of all the families of the earth therefore i will punish you for all your iniquities c d xxv… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:265…and to keep the feast of tabernacles and it shall be whoever of all the families of the earth do not go up to jerusalem to worship the king the lord almighty god even they shall… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1677…of the land of egypt saying you only have i known out of all the families of the earth therefore i will punish you for all your iniquities it is fitting he says for you to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1957…suitable for journeys being a summer time and it shall be whoever of all the families of the earth does not go up to jerusalem to worship the king the lord almighty even these shall be… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1231A…t at all: the tracks of an eagle flying, and the way of a serpent upon a rock, and the paths of a ship traversing the sea, and the way of a man in his youth." Amos III, 3-6. — "Shall two walk together at all, unl… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1085B…ure; yet they could not occur to us in it after diligent investigation, nor does it record anywhere either ravens or eagles lamenting for want of prey; only in Amos III, 4 we read: Et ἐρεύξεται λέων ἐκ τοῦ δρυμ… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:251…I do not say these things from madness, but I have the prophet standing by me, crying out and saying: Is there evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done? (Amos 3:6). Now "evil" is an equivocal name; and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:145B…pply the solution. For not he alone says this, but another prophet, speaking in harmony, said: Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? (Amos III, 6). What then is the thing said? For all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:151…nor covetousness, nor anything else of that kind. For this reason also, when another prophet said, "If there is evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done" (Amos 3:6), he meant this evil: famine, sickness,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:303C…malice wickedness, but, as I said, misery, labor, and afflictions; just as he also says elsewhere: If there is malice in the city, which the Lord has not done (Amos 3:6): he does not signify theft, nor avaric… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291A…s the cause of ten thousand labors and pains for men. (Ps. LXXVII, 49; Isa. XLV, 7; Isa. XXVI, 15; Mich. I, 12; Gen. XVI, 6; XV, 13; Ps. XCIII, 5; Joel II, 13; Amos III, 6; Matt. VI, 34.) 29. “Cup” is often… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:959B…f consternation, to the inhabitant of Lachis (Mich. I, 12-13). But also the prophet Amos says: Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done? (Amos III, 6). These things indeed God brings in, no… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1303…here he does not mean vices but afflictions hence amos d says shall there be evil in a city which the lord has not made understanding the castigations which the lord inflicts upon men for correction… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1677…shall the trumpet sound in a city and the people not fear shall there be evil in a city which the lord has not done just as he says it is impossible that two should walk… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1231…upon the earth without taking something shall a trumpet sound in a city and the people not be afraid and shall there be evil in a city which the lord has not made b shall the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:303…time of famine and drought h c the lion has roared and who will not fear the lord god has spoken and who will not prophesy let us make the opening of our discourse prophetic and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:521B…e even for the Godhead itself. Hear then what the prophet says: "A lion will roar, and who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken, and who will not prophesy?" (Amos 3.8). According to power, then, and dreadfu… Michael Choniates c. 1138–c. 1222PG 140:323C…-day-old dead man leaped forth. Truly, he is the lion's whelp of Christ; and now he has terrified the beast with his roar alone: For the lion shall roar (Amos III, 8), he says, and who will not fear? But… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:261…what reason they are about to happen the lion will roar and who will not fear the lord god has spoken and who will not prophesy it is impossible then for the beasts not to be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:461…vers announce to the regions in assyria and to the regions in the land of egypt and say assemble yourselves upon the mountain of samaria and see many wonders in the midst of it and oppression… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:261…announce to the regions among the assyrians and to the lands in the land of egypt and say gather yourselves upon the mountains of samaria and see many marvelous things in the midst of it and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:775…of whom it is said just as when the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a part of an ear but even when he was a boy he used to drive… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:423…god said as the shame of a thief when he is caught so shall the children of israel be ashamed they and their kings and their princes and their priests and their prophets saying to wood… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:317…the voice of the prophet c as when a shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear so shall the children of israel be snatched therefore selom is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:469…snatches from the mouth of a lion two legs or the tip of an ear so shall the children of israel be snatched away who dwell in samaria over against the tribe and in damascus b… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1679…you vers thus says the lord as when a shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear so shall the sons of israel be snatched they who dwell… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:741…the lion as it is written just as a shepherd takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear since however the leper has labored under uncleanness in order… Michael Choniates c. 1138–c. 1222PG 140:355…snatched from their mouth as when it is said a shepherd rescues two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion s mouth for he would either cry out silently to the lord or… OrigenesPG 16:2305…after them as the shame of a thief when he is caught so shall the children of israel be ashamed they and their kings and their princes and their priests and their prophets they said to… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:263…a shepherd rescues from the lion's mouth two legs or a flap of an ear so shall the children of israel be rescued who dwell in samaria over against the tribe of damascus your ruin will… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:341…are the fruits of our labors that the prophet he says saying as the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear signifies by these things that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:411…if from the person of god nevertheless i will not utterly destroy the house of jacob saith the lord for behold i give command and i will sift the house of israel among all nations d… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:801…who rules over all c hear o priests and bear witness to the house of jacob saith the lord god almighty osee v let us bear witness therefore that the time is present in which it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:857…one of the holy prophets said hear o priests and testify to the house of jacob saith the lord almighty now the house of jacob would not be in every way and altogether those born of… OrigenesPG 16:2373…and a waste as it is this day and now thus says the lord god the god of hosts the god of israel why do you commit great evils against your own souls to cut off… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:263…introduction namely the destruction of all those peoples vers hear o priests and testify in the house of jacob saith the lord god almighty for in the day when i shall take vengeance for the impieties… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:301…off the face of the earth yet i will not utterly destroy the house of jacob saith the lord b for this very ingratitude i will take you away from the land and carry off into… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:869…which i told you of and behold my angel goes before thee in the day that i shall visit and after a little he says again and i will send before thee my angel then a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:471…god almighty for in the day when i shall avenge the iniquities of israel upon him i will also take vengeance upon the altars of bethel and the horns of the altar shall be broken and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1679…lord god almighty because in the day when i avenge the impieties of israel upon him i will also take vengeance upon the altars of bethel and the horns of the altar shall be broken and… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:171…you of and behold my angel shall go before my face but in the day that i shall visit i will bring upon them their sin ' and the lord struck the people regarding the making… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:263…the impieties of israel upon it i will also take vengeance upon the altars of bethel and the horns of the altar shall be dug up and shall fall to the ground and i will smite… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:263…ground and i will smite and strike down the winter house upon the summer house and the houses of ivory shall perish and many other houses shall be destroyed saith the lord let these things especially…