Where the Fathers quote Ezekiel 9
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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:912expounds v.10“και ου φεισεται μου ο οφθαλμος ουδε μη ελεησω· τας οδους αυτων εις κεφαλας αυτων δεδωκα.”231. On «My eye shall not spare»
1Ezek 9:1
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:63C…But upon all on whom is the sign, do not approach, and begin from My holy places.’ They began therefore from the elder men who were in the house of the Lord" (Ezech. 9.1-6). But if any man thinks that these thin…
2Ezek 9:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:63…men were coming from the way of the upper gate which looks toward the north and every man s axe was in his hand and one man in the midst of them was clothed in a…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:341…off my rod, which signify the prudence of ruling, since a rod is the insignia of judges and kings. But spears and axes are instruments of slaughter: Ezechiel IX, 2: And behold six men, etc., and every man's weapon of destru…
3Ezek 9:3
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:299…the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels were beside them and the glory of the god of israel was over them from above a from this that loud voiced plato emboldened cries out the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1197…of the bow that your beloved might be delivered and in ezekiel and the glory of the god of israel went up from the cherubim which was upon them to the threshold of the house and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:457…the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels were beside them and the glory of the god of israel was over them above them and the glory of the lord went up from the midst…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:955…and they stood at the threshold of the gate of the house and the glory of the god of israel was over them above you see how in these passages the chariot of god is described…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:69…at pentecost as it was on mount sinai moses bears witness saying and the glory of the god of israel was on mount sinai as a burning fire so that that saying might be fulfilled i…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:63…on his loins and they entered and stood beside the bronze altar and the glory of the god of israel went up from the cherubim that was upon them to the atrium of the house and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:459…in spiritual life and the glory of the lord went out from the threshold of the house and rested upon the cherubim and the cherubim lifted up their wings and were lifted up from the earth…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:895…of the gate of the house of the lord that was opposite and the glory of the god of israel was over them from above for when he commanded the coals to be taken it seemed…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1399…and the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels alongside them and the glory of the god of israel was upon them above and the glory of the lord went up from the midst of…
OrigenesPG 16:2701…his loins and they entered and stood beside the altar of brass and the glory of the god of israel descended from the cherubim which was above them to the threshold of the house and he…
OrigenesPG 16:2703…and the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels beside them and the glory of the god of israel was over them above and the glory of the lord went up from the midst of…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:493…upon his loins and they entered and stood beside the bronze altar and the glory of the god of israel ascended from upon the cherubim that was upon it into the vestibule of the house and…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:419…inner court and the glory of the lord departed from the cherubim to the threshold of the house and the cloud filled the house and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of…
4Ezek 9:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1197…garment who had the girdle upon his loins and he said to him go through the midst of jerusalem and set a sign upon the foreheads of the men who groan and are in pain for…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:701…hat some do not hesitate to affirm he was most expert in the Samaritan idiom. They are abundantly refuted by those words of Origen on that passage in Ezekiel IX, 4, p. 424: "Sign the Thau upon the foreheads of the men that…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:559…was then wearing the garment of the high priest whoever he was go through the midst of the city index entries preserved…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:223…they may flee from before the bow ezekiel son of man go through the midst of jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that groan and that grieve for the iniquities that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:63…the belt upon his loins and the lord said to him pass through the midst of the city of jerusalem c and give a mark upon the foreheads of the men who are groaning and grieving…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:185…fire all the buildings along with the inhabitants themselves, He commands someone, saying: "Set the mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry" (Ezek. 9.4). And having commanded the others, and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:675B…nd were being destroyed in an utter slaughter, they alone escaped the wrath. "Set a mark," says Scripture, "upon the foreheads of them that sigh and that cry" (Ezek. 9:4). And yet they did not prevent these th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:435…reproved and punished? See him who shows mercy, being saved. For give, he says, a sign upon the foreheads of those who mourn and are afflicted with sorrow (Ezech. 9. 4). Therefore Paul also used to say, Rej…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:681B…of others, it is written through Ezekiel: Go through the midst of Jerusalem, and mark the men that mourn for the iniquities that are done in the midst thereof (Ezech. 9. 4). For Jerusalem, indeed, is the Church…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:627…eceive the reward for a cup of cold water, for a good word, and for a mere sigh. For "Give," he says, "a sign upon the foreheads of those who sigh and lament" (Ezech. 9:4). How, then, do you dare to say that Go…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:675…shall receive a reward for a cup of cold water, for a good word, and for a mere groan. For He says: "Put a mark on the forehead of those who groan and lament" (Ezek. 9:4). How, then, do you dare to say that He…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:295…his feet and girded to whom the god of all said pass through the midst of jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who are groaning and suffering c over all the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:153…and he said to the man clothed in the priestly garment go through the midst of jerusalem and give the sign upon the foreheads of the men who are groaning and grieving over all the iniquities…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:255…who had the belt on his loins and the lord said go through the midst of jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who are groaning and grieving over all the iniquities…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:455…springs are the notions and concepts of sensible things the river dividing through the midst of the city is the knowledge gathered from sensible notions by natural contemplation passing through the midst of the soul as…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:367B…a token to them that fear thee, that they may flee from before the bow." Isa. VIII, 16. — "They shall be manifest that seal the law, that they may not learn." Ezech. IX, 4-6. — "And the Lord said to the man who wa…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:351…saw one clothed in a long priestly robe c commanded to pass through the midst of the city and to give the mark upon the foreheads of the men who were sighing and grieving over all…
OrigenesPG 16:2701…the tablet upon his loins and the lord said to him pass through the midst of the city through the midst of jerusalem and give a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:493…clothed in the long robe and the lord said to him pass through the midst of jerusalem and give the sign upon the foreheads of the men who are groaning and suffering over all the iniquities…
5Ezek 9:5
OrigenesPG 16:2701…said while i heard go into the city after him and strike let not your eye spare neither have pity the old man and the infant and the virgin and the little ones and women kill…
6Ezek 9:6
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:129B…ost closely related to us when they sin against us. And in Ezekiel, the Lord, commanding that those who had erred be punished, says: Begin from my holy ones (Ezek. ix, 6). Therefore, he began from the land…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:185…hat cry" (Ezek. 9.4). And having commanded the others, and said: "Begin at my sanctuary," He went on and added: "But upon whom is the mark, do not touch them" (Ezek. 9.6). Why, tell me? Because even if they do…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:721C…man and the youth and the virgin, and infant and women, kill to extermination; but upon all on whom is the mark do not come near; and begin from my holy ones (Ezek. 9:6), because they were holy in form only,…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:563…women for total destruction but do not draw near to all those upon whom is the mark and begin from my sanctuary do you see that b he made the first beginning from the leaders or…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:649A…nd the divine decree in Ezekiel, which you asked me to explain, commands the angels who were about to bring punishment upon Jerusalem: "Begin at my sanctuary" (Ezek. IX, 6). This is what the chief of the apostle…
7Ezek 9:7
OrigenesPG 16:2701…the ancient men who were within the house and he said to them defile the house and fill the ways with the dead that go out and strike and smite the city and it came to…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:493…who were elders who were in the house and he said to them defile the house and fill the ways with the slain as you go out and strike and it came to pass d while…
8Ezek 9:8
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:455B…nowledge, he was nevertheless so tormented by their disasters, and in his collapse he cried out: "Woe is me, Lord, are you destroying the remnants of Israel?" (Ezech. 9, 8)—and he did not suffer this only once,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:447B…chiel quoque aspiciens angelum percutientem populum, magna exclamans voce cum ejulatu dixit: Heu mihi, Domine Deus: consummationem tu facis reliquiarum Israel (Ezech. 9. 8)? Et Jeremias: Corripe nos, Domine, ver…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:263D…hand, Who will give to my head water, and to my eyes a fountain of tears (Jer. IX, 1)? Ezekiel, indeed, Alas, O Lord, dost thou wipe out the remnant of Israel (Ezech. IX, 8)? Daniel lamenting and saying: Thou has…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:281B…were accursed from Christ for them (Rom. 9:3). So too Ezekiel, seeing them being slaughtered, said: Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel (Ezek. 9:8)? And Moses: If thou wilt forgive the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:397A…rophets, because both interceded for them, and did not achieve it. For indeed Ezekiel, when he said: "Alas, O Lord! Will you destroy the remnant of Israel?" (Ezech. 9. 8). God, signifying that He does this…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:889…the lawless and they went out and struck the city a and it came to pass while they were cutting them down i remained alone and i fell upon my face and i cried out and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:891…and they went out and began to strike the city vers and it came to pass while they were striking that i was left alone and i fell upon my face and i cried out and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1109…entered they did not find the body of the lord jesus and it came to pass while they were perplexed about this c behold two men stood by them in glittering garments and as they were…
OrigenesPG 16:2693…the likeness of the glory of the lord and i saw and i fell upon my face and i heard the voice of one speaking cap ii and he said to me son of man stand…
OrigenesPG 16:2701…came to pass when they were striking i was left alone and i fell upon my face and cried out and said woe to me adonai lord hast thou destroyed the remnants of israel by pouring…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:493…and strike and it came to pass d while they were striking that i fell upon my face and i cried out and said woe adonai lord will you destroy the remnant of israel in the…
9Ezek 9:9
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:799…sin think that the lord seeing does not see them the saying the lord hath forsaken the earth can also be spoken by those who think that divine providence does not extend even to the earth…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:889…teaches him the justice of the punishment for the injustice he says of the house of israel and judah has been magnified exceedingly exceedingly and by duplication he indicated the excess of the intensification because the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:891…servant and teaches the equity of the punishment vers for the injustice iniquity of the house of israel and judah he says is magnified exceedingly exceedingly b by the doubling of that exceedingly he declared the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:973…freed himself from the worship of idols and has not shared in the iniquity of the house of israel and has not plotted against the marriages of others d and has hated every kind of greed…
OrigenesPG 16:2159…not fail a man of david who shall sit upon the throne of the house of israel and of the priests and levites there shall not fail a man before my face who may offer holocausts…
OrigenesPG 16:2161…not be cut off to david a man sitting upon the throne of the house of israel and to the priests the levites there shall not be cut off a man from before my face offering…
OrigenesPG 16:2699…they shall make confusion because the earth is full of the judgment of blood and the city full of iniquity and i will bring the wicked of the nations and they shall inherit their houses and…
OrigenesPG 16:2701…out thy fury upon jerusalem and he said to me the injustice of the house of israel and judah is magnified exceedingly for the earth is filled with blood and the city is filled with injustice…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:493…the pouring out of your wrath upon jerusalem and he said to me the iniquity of the house of israel and juda has been magnified very greatly and the earth has been filled with iniquity and…
10Ezek 9:10
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:933…and i will lay upon thee b all thy abominations and my eye shall not spare neither will i have pity and then shalt thou know that i am the lord and who hearing daniel is…
OrigenesPG 16:2697…in thy ways and i will lay upon thee all thine abominations mine eye shall not spare neither will i have pity because i will lay thy ways upon thee and thine abominations shall be in…
OrigenesPG 16:2699…as if mocking and i will do to them with fury my eye shall not spare neither will i have pity and they shall call in my ears with a loud voice and i will not…
OrigenesPG 16:2701…earth and the lord seeth not and i am from above my eye shall not spare neither will i have pity their ways have i given upon their own heads and behold the man who was…