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1Amos 5:1
OrigenesPG 16:2955C…shall kindle a fire. Th. I shall burn a fire. 15. H. Vul. and its princes. All, Its priests and their rulers. Notes and various readings on chapter I of Amos. V. 1. From Jerome who says the Hebrew has ⟦D… OrigenesPG 16:2965D…not stir up. LXX, and do not gather crowds. 17. Hebr. LXX, Vul. she shall commit fornication. S. she shall suffer. Notes and various readings to chap. VII of Amos. V. 1. A., of the North. Barberinus. Ibid. Hi… OrigenesPG 16:2969…Notes and various readings on Chapter IX of Amos. V. 1. Σ., building, expiation. Barberin. V.…
2Amos 5:2
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:315…shall no more rise again the virgin of israel is cast down upon her land there is none to raise her up d now for the seventh time god announcing christ by name to men is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:835D…y one from his place, and they shall serve him under one yoke" (Soph. iii, 10); and another again: "The virgin of Israel has fallen, she shall not rise again" (Amos v, 2). Daniel, moreover, tells these things… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:489…shall no more rise again the virgin of israel is cast down upon her land there is none to raise her up d xliii the blessed prophets foreseeing what will happen to certain people then becoming… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:631…rise again the virgin of israel is cast down upon her own land there is none to raise her up for the synagogue of the jews was uprooted from its very foundations since it most intemperately… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1687…no more rise but the virgin of israel has been cast down upon her land there is none to raise her up a being merciful the master does not refuse to weave a lament for those… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:431A…ices, he was, quite naturally and most justly, finally cast down and abandoned, just as the divine Malachi again says: “Israel fell, and shall not rise again” [Amos 5:2]. Thus also Isaiah says: “Who will spar… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:271…shall no more rise again the virgin of israel is cast down upon her land there is none to raise her up after having indicated in the foregoing the solution of the evils he threatens punishment…
3Amos 5:3
OrigenesPG 16:2965…the valley of the plain. LXX, as far as the torrent of the West. Th. as far as the torrent of the Araba (or Arabia). Notes and various readings to chap. VI of Amos. V. 3. A., those who are separated, etc. Barb…
6Amos 5:6
Pope Alexander I r. c. 108/109-116/119PG 5:1069…oppressor lest my indignation go out like a fire and be kindled and there be none to quench it you therefore who have been established by the lord in the highest watchtower ought to attend to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:409…lest he says my wrath go forth like fire and be kindled and there be none to quench it the wrath of the lord goes forth therefore like fire upon those who have not been circumcised… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:795…inhabit jerusalem lest my indignation go forth like fire and be kindled and there be none to quench it because of the d malice of your inventions he speaks after the manner of men wishing to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1687…you shall live lest the house of joseph shine forth like fire and devour it and there be none to quench it for the house of israel from these things we learn clearly that sin kindles… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:271…lest the house of joseph be set ablaze as fire and it devour it and there be none to extinguish the d house of israel setting those aside cling to god lest the punishment from god…
8Amos 5:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:715…suffer something upon thee and because you became such you were cast out upon the face of the field god do not suffer us to be such that we be cast out by you and by… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:943…he who calls for the water of the sea and pours it out upon the face of the earth the lord god almighty is his name for by the collision of the clouds driven by the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:147…the seas and having transformed them from saltiness into sweetness they pour them out upon the face of the earth then the rain falling as one kind entire produces various genera of seeds for it creates… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1059…r those things which are not yet corrupted, are corrupted," or "rather ought to be corrupted." Col. 711 A 14. According to the prophet. This is the passage at Amos v, 8, where however αὐτά is not added afte… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:541…as amos says in his prophecy philosophizing most divinely he who turns the shadow of death into the morning and darkens the day into night and who guides and leads the whole world as if by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:119A…consider the past winter and the present calm, I do not cease saying: "Blessed be God who does all things, and transforms them;" who makes light from darkness (Amos 5:8; Job 37:45), who leads down to the gate… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:479C…are made he transmutes and transforms according to what he wills. Indeed, another prophet signified this, saying: "Who makes all things, and transforms them" (Amos 5. 8). For even if they are bound by the imm… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:87…he who makes all things he says and changes them and turns the shadow of death into the morning and darkens the night into day for it is he who changes states and times and things… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:567…earth who calls for the water of the sea and pours it out upon the face of the earth the lord almighty is his name lxxxi by still more words he terrifies those who depart from… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1687…on the earth vers who makes all things and transforms and turns the shadow of death into the morning and darkens the day as night who calls for the water of the sea and pours it… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1703…he who calls the water of the sea and pours it upon the face of the earth the lord god almighty is his name he shows acts of power so that by these he might confirm… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:359A…s it out upon the face of the earth, according to that which is said: "He who calls for the water of the sea, and pours it out upon all the face of the earth" (Amos v, 8); even so do the minds, having received… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:485…they return that they may flow amos the prophet says who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth a he seems therefore to provide physical reasons… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:129…divine command bids for the scripture says through the prophet amos he that calleth for the waters of the sea and poureth them out upon the face of the earth similarly through zechariah he says thus… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:379A…on the earth, who sends water upon the parts under the heavens." Psal. CXXXIV, 6. — "Everything that the Lord willed, he has done in heaven and on earth," etc. Amos V, 8. — "Who calls the water of the sea, and… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:163…the time is come that by the providence of god who turns the shadow of death into the morning brightness and darkness into light and has changed sorrow and sadness into joy and gladness we should… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:543…thou who leadest forth those who were bound in strength and turnest the shadow of death into the morning b most venerable master for if the lord had not been with us perhaps the water would… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:915…earth he that calleth the water of the sea and poureth it out upon the face of the earth the lord almighty is his name now concerning that almighty god the architect of the universe who… Thomas Magister c. 1275 – c. 1347PG 145:417A…ng their heads, partly clapping their hands, and giving thanks to God, who is able to do all things, and who does and transforms all things, by His will alone (Amos v, 8). Thus, therefore, with God grantin… OrigenesPG 16:2963D…ur god. Vul. and you have carried the tabernacle of your Moloch, and the image of your idols, the star of your god. Notes and various readings on Chapter V of Amos. V. 8. Hieron.: Arcturi, which is called CHIM… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:273…what has been created into whatever he wills with ease and turning the shadow of death into the morning and darkening the day into night he is sufficient to change the dangers that bring death into…
9Amos 5:9
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:303B…, someone else places the contrary, that He also brings down great things, saying: "Dividing contrition upon strength, and adding misery upon a fortification" (Amos 5:9). Here, however, it is certainly said t…
10Amos 5:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:785A…ave rejected the Word of the Lord [cf. Jer. VIII, 9]. And the prophet Hosea: They hated him who reproves in the gates, and they have abhorred the holy word [cf. Amos V, 10]. And Micah similarly, also making… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:117D…salt onto his gashes. From this, indeed, rivers of blood were carried across the ground; and the fibers, which were being torn away, mar- ¹ Isa. xxviii, 15. ² Amos v, 10.…
11Amos 5:11
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:907C…ur sins—you who defraud the just, take bribes, and oppress the poor in the gates. Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time, for the time is evil" (Amos V, 11, 12, 15). Learn,… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:421…asing the calamity, "drawing" (as the divine Scripture says) "the grain" and from the misfortunes of their neighbors, heaping up for themselves illicit profit (Amos V, 11). To one of these wealthy men, therefor…
13Amos 5:13
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:907…defraud the just take bribes and oppress the poor in the gates therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time for the time is evil amos v d learn… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1221…inspired scripture by the time as when it says the prudent man shall keep silence in that time for it is an evil time b and again i placed a guard upon my mouth when the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:215B…in the present state of affairs. But I am also restrained by that prophetic saying: “The intelligent shall keep silence in that time, for it is an evil time” (Amos V, 13). In which some now trip up those who s… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1689…in your judgments vers therefore the one who understands will be silent in that time for it is an evil time for every man of prudence and he who is able to perceive what is needful… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2523…open his mouth when he was in affliction according to that saying the prudent shall keep silence in that time for it is an evil time and oppre… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1041C…hould be moderated according to time and person. According to time, as when he says, "The prudent man shall keep silence in that time, for it is an evil time" (Amos v, 13). And in another place again, "I set a… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:607…embrace silence since the scripture says the prudent man will be silent in that time for it is an evil time but we shall appear later lest perhaps by this attack they might cast away those… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:989…i remembered that saying of the prophet the wise shall keep silent in that time for it is an evil time but since the same one says i held my tongue shall i keep silent forever… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1129A…the Pillars of Hercules is unreachable, as the saying goes. Concerning the second point: "The prudent man will be silent in that time, for it is an evil time" (Amos v, 13); it does not seem to me to have been s… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:1289…but i am restrained by that prophetic saying that 'the prudent man shall keep silence in that time for the time is evil ' in which some are now being tripped up while others leap upon… Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:41C…ndoubtedly depraved: Hos. IV, 15, ἐπαγομένην; VI, 4, κἂν οὐδέ; VIII, 15, διῃρημένους; Joel II, 20, βρόμος; II, 28-32, λαξεύεις; III, 18, αἱ εἰωθυῖαι — δωρεαί!; Amos V, 13, ειωθυῖαι — τιεὶς, ἑξῆς; VI, 5, παρέσχη… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1187…always at rest amos v the man of understanding shall be silent in that time for it is an evil time isaiah lxvi on whom shall i look if not on him who is humble and…
14Amos 5:14
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:571…is that which was said to them by one of the saints seek good and not evil that you may live and so the lord god almighty shall be with you and after this but if… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:743…pace and commit themselves entirely to god such is this prophetic exhortation seek good and not evil that you may live and so the lord god of hosts will be with you if where the stones… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1137A…, 10. "Let none of you remember the malice of his brother in your hearts. Judge righteous judgment, and show mercy and compassion, each one to his brother." Amos V, 14. "Seek good, and not evil, and the Lor… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:275…it was revealed from afar that these things were to happen b seek good and not evil that you may live and so the lord god almighty shall be with you as you have said hate…
15Amos 5:15
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1765…vigor that we might love and hate so that indeed we might hate the evil and love the good men therefore turn these gifts in the opposite direction hence it is not god but they themselves… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:743…exhortation seek good and not evil that you may live and so the lord god of hosts will be with you if where the stones of the building have been changed the leprosy again offers itself…
16Amos 5:16
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:503…wailing and in all the ways it shall be said woe woe and they shall call the husbandman to mourning and to lamentation and to them that know mourning and in all ways shall be there… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:547…lamentation and in all the streets it shall be said woe woe and they shall call the husbandman to mourning and lamentation and such as are skillful to lament in all the streets there shall be…
17Amos 5:17
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:275…to those who know how to lament and in all ways there shall be wailing for i will pass through the midst of you says the lord and the farmers leaving off their work on the…
18Amos 5:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:875…wrath is it is written in the prophet amos woe to them that desire the day of the lord to what end is the day of the lord for you it is darkness and not light… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:579…unfitting to say that which is in amos woe to those who desire the day of the lord and it is darkness and not light as if a man should flee from the face of a… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:891C…ges. For the day, He says, of the Lord is great and bright (Joel II, 11). And elsewhere: Why do you desire the day of the Lord? It has darkness, and not light (Amos V, 18). But He called those darknesses which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:65…is what the other prophet complains of saying woe to those who desire the day of the lord and what is the day of the lord to you it is darkness and not light and darkness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:645B…saying: When does the judgment come, when is the resurrection? said: Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord! To what end is this day of the Lord for you? (Amos 5:18). Instead of: Why do you hasten to see… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:503…time has arrived when it is necessary to punish vers woe to you that desire the day of the lord to what end is this day of the lord for you it is darkness and not… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1917…that a certain prophet imprecates them with these words woe to those that desire the day of the lord and it is darkness and not light it is right however that he who is impeded by… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:177A…ut of his evils, but is agitated by his punishments in the darkened day, concerning which it was said in Amos, The day of the Lord is darkness and not light (Amos V, 18), he will know the difference between t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1175B…odly and the sinner appear?" Eccles. xii, 14. — "God shall bring every work into judgment, in every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Amos v, 18. — "Woe to them that desire the day of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1185A…who followed an evil leader into sin. Homilies in Hexaemeron. — The prophet says: "Why do you seek the day of the Lord? and it is darkness, and not light" (Amos V, 18); darkness, that is, for those who are…
19Amos 5:19
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:465D…m the face of a lion, and a bear should fall upon him, and he should leap into his house, and lean his hand against the wall, and the serpent should bite him (Amos 5:19). But what need is there to speak of th… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1243C…ose who fall from evils into evils. Osee IX, 6. — “They shall go into the miseries of Egypt, and Memphis shall receive them, and Machmas shall bury them.” Amos V, 19. — “As when a man has fled from the fac… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:91B…flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him, and he should enter into his house, and lean his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him" (Amos V, 19). For when he had left the foul and nar… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:779C…ery way the same. Prophesying of Christ, the patriarch Jacob says: "He rested and slept as a lion" (Gen. XLIX, 9). Elsewhere, He is called a bear by Scripture (Amos V, 19). They are clearly difficult and symbol…
20Amos 5:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:875…with his hand upon the wall and a serpent should bite him shall not the day of the lord be darkness and not light and darkness and not light and gloom wherein is no splendor but… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:503…lean his hands upon the wall and a serpent should bite him shall not the day of the lord be darkness and not light and darkness not having brightness in it while the holy prophets were…
21Amos 5:21
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:521…no brightness for them i have hated i have rejected your festivals and i will not smell in your solemn assemblies because if you bring me your burnt offerings and your sacrifices i will not accept… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:623B…ely refuted through his prophets; and again and again he removed the whole pomp of sacrifices very far from himself ⟦1 Sam. XV, 22; Isa. I, 11-13, and LXVI, 3; Amos V, 21, 22, etc.⟧. WETSTENIUS. Note on the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:853A…hemselves are unclean. Hear, then, the prophets—or rather, hear God, with how much excess He turns away from them: "I have hated, I have rejected your feasts" (Amos 5.21). God hates, and do you take part? And… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:173C…t the feasts, He says: "I have hated, I have rejected your feasts. Turn away from me the sound of thy songs, and I will not hear the music of thy instruments" (Amos 5. 21, 23). And, "A great day I will not endu… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:495…is with him moreover he has hated and rejected your feasts and will not smell in your solemn assemblies as he says somewhere nor did he even speak to your fathers concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1691…day of punishment vers i have hated i have rejected your feasts and i will not smell in your assemblies for if you offer me your burnt offerings and sacrifices i will not accept them and… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:181C…hom God, through the prophet, even before they had put Christ to death, is found to have said: "Your fasts, and your days off, and your feasts, my soul hates" (Amos 5:21; cf. Is. 1:14). Moreover, the 29th cano…
23Amos 5:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:919C…d eat the flesh" (Jer. 7:21). And another of the prophets says: "Take away from me the noise of your songs, and I will not hear the psalm of your instruments" (Amos 5:23). Again elsewhere, when the Jews said:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:93…116 instruments" (Amos 5. 23): but in their stead, "I desire mercy a… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:457…to me and remove from me the sound of your songs and i will not hear the melody of your instruments and i will not accept calves from your house nor goats from your flocks for… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:1345…that you are stubborn and your neck is an iron sinew take away from me the noise of your songs for i will not hear the melody of your harps to what purpose is the multitude…
25Amos 5:25
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:639…an idol therefore the lord said through the prophet did ye offer unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years o house of israel h leviticus chapter xix from codex colbert h and the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:789D…ll I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?" (Ps. xlix, 13) And, "Did you offer me sacrifices in the desert for forty years, O house of Israel?" (Amos v, 25) Although many sacrifices were then off… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:173C…d again: "Shall vows and holy flesh take away thy sins?" (Jer. 11. 15). And again: "Have ye offered unto me in the desert forty years victims and sacrifices?" (Amos 5. 25)? And again: "To what purpose bringest… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:135…the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel (Amos 5. 25)? 43. And you took unto you the taberna… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:551…indeed he also speaks to them through another prophet did you bring me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness for forty years o house of israel says the lord and you took up the tabernacle of…
26Amos 5:26
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1013…and especially amos prophesying before him demonstrated for he says and you have borne the tabernacle of your moloch and the image of your idols the star of your god which you made to yourselves but… OrigenesPG 16:2963…d heb and you carried succhoth your king and chiun saturn of your images the star of your gods lxx and you took up the tabernacle of moloch and the star of your god raiphan their…