Where the Fathers quote Amos 7
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John ChrysostomPG 49:91expounds v.7“Ουτως εδειξε μοι Κυριος και ιδου εστηκως επι τειχους αδαμαντινου και εν τη χειρι αυτου αδαμας.”The hypothesis of the creation, including: «Adam, where are you?» and on not swearing
2Amos 7:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:263D…out the remnant of Israel (Ezech. IX, 8)? Daniel lamenting and saying: Thou hast made us few beyond all nations (Dan. VII): and Amos, Spare, O Lord, upon this (Amos VII, 2): and Habakkuk, Why hast thou shown me…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:531…the king and it shall come to pass if he shall have made an end of eating the grass of the land and i said lord lord be merciful who shall raise up jacob for he…
3Amos 7:3
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1571…y the holy Spirit against Israel—now of blight, now of locust, and caterpillar and locust, and things like these—crying out at each of these: "Repent, O Lord" (Amos vii, 3, 6), he was not rebuking God as if He w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:263…l? (Ezech. 9.8)? and Daniel lamenting, and saying: Thou hast made us few beyond all nations (Dan. 7): and Amos, Be propitious, O Lord, over this (Amos 7.3): and Habacuc, Why hast thou shown me labors and troubles?…
Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:43D…διαπραττόμενος." Hosea 12:15, conjecture. Joel 2:2, "πάντα καθιστῶτα," I would prefer "πάντας καθεστῶτας." Amos. Prooem., for "λοιποὺς" I suggest "περιοίκους." Amos 7:3-6, "μεῖζον" (cod. "μείζονα") "ἱλασμοῦ" —…
4Amos 7:4
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:717B…and it devoured the portion of the Lord," meaning the people. "And I said," he says, "Cease, O Lord, from Jacob, for he is small," meaning: Do not consume us (Amos 7:4, 5). These things have been said becaus…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:533…did the lord show me and behold the lord called for judgment by fire and it devoured the great abyss and it devoured the portion and i said 'lord god cease i pray who shall raise…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1305B…rd created me,’” and, “I was that in which He delighted day by day,” and, “She built herself a house.” (Psal. xxiii, 7; xviii, 2; Judic. ix, 8; lxxxiv, 11; Amos vii, 4; Zach. v, 8; Prov. viii, 12, 22, 30.)…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1697…to the palmerworm for he predicted this above verses thus he showed me and behold the lord god called judgment and it devoured the deep and the great and devoured the portion c he calls judgment…
8Amos 7:8
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1209…he said by the voice of amos behold i place an adamant in the midst of my people israel and by the voice of zechariah behold i bring forth my servant the east for the stone…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:535…adamant and he said to me behold i am placing an adamant in the midst of my people israel i will no longer pass by them and the altars of laughter shall be destroyed and the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:695…holy prophets called christ an adamant saying behold i place an adamant in the midst of my people israel for this adamant again signifies that the divine and ineffable nature of the word can in no…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1697…adamant and the lord said to me behold i place an adamant in the midst of my people israel d i will bring upon them he says a strong and very firm blow and one resembling…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2541…calls him an adamant in these words i will set an adamant in the midst of my people israel the words of zechariah are also of this sort behold i am bringing forth my servant the…
George Kodinos fl. c. 1453–1460PG 157:1105…instruments and the lord said to me the end has come upon my people israel i will not again pass by them anymore and the ceilings of the temple shall howl in that day says the…
OrigenesPG 16:2747…i am the lord so will i make my holy name known in the midst of my people israel and i will not let them pollute my holy name any more and the nations shall know…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:289…a behold i am setting an adamant in the midst of my people israel i will no longer pass by them the high places of laughter shall be destroyed and the…
9Amos 7:9
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:941…that inspired man says to god who say to the abyss you shall be laid waste and i will dry up your rivers b but let it be understood metaphorically the abyss of malice is the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:409…off from the house of jeroboam with the sword a but amasias the priest of bethel he who gnashed his teeth at the prophet then sent…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:535…them and the altars of laughter shall be destroyed and the festivities of israel shall be laid waste and i shall rise up against the house of jeroboam with a sword b lxviii since god had…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:421…the passage from isaiah which says who says to the abyss you shall be laid waste and i will dry up all your rivers and the holy city new jerusalem…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:289…them the high places of laughter shall be destroyed and the rites of israel shall be laid waste and i will rise against the house of jeroboam with the sword he showed me he says someone…
10Amos 7:10
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1365…he shall not enter into the holy places from among the aliens in the midst of the house of israel except the levites but he has called those aliens who have not wished to believe but…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:907…not enter into my sanctuary among all the alien sons who are in the midst of the house of israel for the prophetic utterance clearly shows two circumcisions at this place saying uncircumcised in heart and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:295…not enter into my holy places among all the aliens who are in the midst of the house of israel but the levites who stood apart from me when israel wandered from me after their own…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:409…jeroboam the king of israel saying amos is making conspiracies against you in the midst of the house of israel the land will not be able to bear all his words for thus says amos 'jeroboam…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:537…taken from the midst vers and amasias the priest sent to bethel to jeroboam king of israel saying amos is making conspiracies against thee in the midst of the house of israel the land cannot bear…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1227…resting upon it to these he adds where my name shall dwell in the midst of the house of israel forever he did not say it dwelt but shall dwell and it shall dwell forever in…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:281…and manasses and in the days of jeroboam king of israel amessias the priest of bethel sent to jeroboam king of israel saying amos has stirred up rebellion against you in the midst of the house…
OrigenesPG 16:2467…translation of hebrew text h h vulgate latin h h aquila h in the midst of the house of rebellion in the midst of the house of exasperation house of rebellion house of exasperation to the…
OrigenesPG 16:2755…the step of my feet in which my name will dwell forever in the midst of the house of israel and the house of israel shall no longer profane my holy name they and their leaders…
OrigenesPG 16:2757…shall not enter into my sanctuary among all the strangers who are in the midst of the house of israel but the levites who went far from me when israel strayed c who strayed from me…
11Amos 7:11
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:409…be able to bear all his words for thus says amos 'jeroboam shall die by the sword and israel shall be led away captive from its land ' and amasias said to amos o seer go…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:537…israel the land cannot bear all his words for thus saith amos jeroboam shall die by the sword and israel shall be led away captive out of their own land lxx falsehood is always infirm by…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1699…king mixing lies with true words vers for he says says amos jeroboam shall die by the sword and the people shall be led captive from their land now what he reported concerning the people and…
OrigenesPG 16:2223…who set their faces to go into egypt to sojourn there they shall die by the sword and by hunger and by pestilence and there shall be none and offer libations to her images to fashion…
12Amos 7:12
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:409…its land ' and amasias said to amos o seer go flee away into the land of judah and live there and prophesy there but do not prophesy again at bethel for it is the king's…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:541…him depart as a seer from samaria and depart if he wished into the land of judah and there be established b for there he says you will prophesy easily and by deceiving many you will…
13Amos 7:13
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:409…judah and live there and prophesy there but do not prophesy again at bethel for it is the king's sanctuary and it is the house of the kingdom and amos answered and said to amasias i…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:289…there and there you shall prophesy but never again shall you prophesy at bethel for it is the king's sanctuary and the house of the kingdom he spoke ironically o seer d for thus they were…
14Amos 7:14
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:75C…te them, and everyone similar to them; and let us not fear dangers, and we shall escape dangers. 5. I am not, indeed, a prophet, nor the son of a prophet (Amos 7.14); yet I know the future clearly, and I…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:13C…that is, not of the tongue of David, but of the grace moving him. And another prophet, indicating this same thing, said: I was a goatherd, nipping sycamores (Amos 7. 14), so that no one might think the things…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:567D…hall have all the opposite things. And Amos also said, "I was not a prophet, nor a son of a prophet, but a herdsman, nipping sycamores. And the Lord took me." (Amos 7:14) And he did not say this to exalt himse…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:409…and amos answered and said to amasias i was no prophet nor was i a prophet's son but i was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs and the lord took me from following the…
15Amos 7:15
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1287…him just as is said by one of the holy prophets and the lord said unto me go prophesy unto my people israel for did he not take a herdsman and make him a prophet and…
17Amos 7:17
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:283…shall be a harlot in the city and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword and your land shall be measured by the line and you shall die in a polluted land and…