Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 1
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Expounded by the Fathers
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:369expounds v.16“λουσασθε και καθαροι γινεσθε, αφελετε τας πονηριας απο των ψυχων υμων απεναντι των οφθαλμων μου, παυσασθε απο των πονηριων υμων,”Catechesis for the newly baptized, with a reading from Isaiah: «Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; remove the evil...»
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1305expounds v.17“μαθετε καλον ποιειν εκζητησατε κρισιν ρυσασθε αδικουμενον κρινατε ορφανω και δικαιωσατε χηραν·”On: «Learn to do good»
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:293expounds v.22“το αργυριον υμων αδοκιμον· οι καπηλοι σου μισγουσι τον οινον υδατι·”169. On the statement «Your dealers, etc.»
1Isa 1:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:325…jews is described consider for instance the vision he says which isaiah saw concerning judah and jerusalem in the reign of uzziah jotham and ahaz and hezekiah and i know of no other king recorded at…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1263…first are hosea and isaiah for they prophesied under the same kings uzziah jotham ahaz and hezekiah kings of judah and in the days of jeroboam son of joash king of israel the word of the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:685…possess a memory b of times isaiah for instance and hosea lived in the days of uzziah jotham ahaz and hezekiah jeremiah in the days of josiah and ezekiel and daniel under cyrus and darius and…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1065…se words Trapezuntius loves to usurp, as on the previous page 299, "as snow they shall be whitened and as wool they shall be white," he had published Isaiah I, 1: but since the author of the Vulgate translates from the He…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1207…511. Desire creates joy for those who attain what is desired, 572. The canticle of Deuteronomy, "Attend, O heaven," how it is contrary to the word of Isaiah 1, 1, "Hear, O heaven," 386. Dialectic delights in fights and qu…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:439A…Thess. iv. 15-17]. a'. The prophets, when they wished to show the trustworthiness of what was said, before all else said this: "The vision which Isaiah saw" [Isa. i. 1]; and again, "The word of the Lord whic…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:537B…ce of God. But being expelled from the honor which befits the free, they themselves shall also hear: "Behold, for your iniquities ye have sold yourselves" (Isa. i, 1). But if he is found to have committed…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:961…sheared his hair when his children were killed joel the prophet prophesied in the days of uzziah jotham ahaz and hezekiah kings in the same century as obadiah prophesied jonah prophet son of amittai born of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:845…time the vision he says which isaiah the son of amos saw which he saw concerning judah and jerusalem in the days of ozias and joatham and achaz and ezechias who were kings of judah he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:217…the son of amoz saw which he saw against judah and against jerusalem in the days of uzziah jotham ahaz and hezekiah kings of judah the word vision denotes the foreknowledge of future events just as…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:297A…ies. For he says: “The vision which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah” (Isa. I, 1). Indeed, even where he makes mention o…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:883…saying the vision of isaiah son of amos which he saw over judah and jerusalem in the days of uzziah jotham ahaz and hezekiah kings of judah the prophet makes mention of the pious kings showing…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:345…the same times as his predecessors that is in the days of jotham ahaz and hezekiah kings of judah for he says that in these days the word of the lord came to micah the morashtite…
2Isa 1:2
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:475…other good things whence he also took the prophets as a witness hear o heavens and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:341…has used this mode of pedagogy through isaiah saying hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and brought up children but they have rejected me the ox…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:461…the lord thus also isaiah speaks as a cloud hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken and because he himself was also a cloud and he called those who prophesied…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:435…the words from my mouth wherefore isaiah also says hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and exalted children but they have rejected me now also he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:89…uzziah jotham ahaz and hezekiah who reigned over judaea hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have reared sons and exalted them but they have rejected me c man…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:425…this also at the beginning of the book saying hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken loving you i have done your will concerning babylon to take away the seed…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:89A…hose men who have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, concerning whom He also said: "I have begotten and exalted children, but they have rebelled against me" (Isa. 1, 2). Certainly, because they were not…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:501A…necessary that, since the ancients were also called sons before the Incarnation, the Word was Son even before His coming. For He says: "I have begotten sons" (Isa. 1:2); and in the story of Noah: "The sons o…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:289…joatham and achaz and ezechias who reigned over judea hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken jeremias whose beginning is the word of the lord which came to jeremias the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:137…a hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken because this prophecy was issued in the time of a reprobate generation and had…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1203…amor is a sound produced with great contention, reaching to those who are far away, 572. Cleophas, 516. Scarlet, 469. See Purple. Heaven and earth in Isaiah i, 2 are said metonymically for the inhabitants, 386. In the sam…
Peter II of Alexandria d. 380 (bishop 373-380)PG 33:1285…heaven protesting against the violence saying almost just this hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the things being done are lawless and in short everything was filled with lamentation and songs and a…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:209…born without the seed of a man isaiah again hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord hath spoken i have begotten and exalted sons but they have rejected me the ox knoweth…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1791A…s they themselves think, they conclude with the words of the Old Testament, where it is written: “I have begotten and exalted sons, but they have rejected me” (Isa. 1, 2); and that other: “You have forsaken Go…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:765B…ye valleys, foundations of the earth, for judgment is for the Lord (Mich. 6:2); and again, Hear, O heaven, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord has spoken (Is. 1:2). And often He says to them themselves,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:187D…et He says concerning angels: Who makes His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire (Ps. CIII, 4); and again: I have begotten sons, and exalted them (Is. I, 2); and again: Israel is my firstborn son…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:231C…accuse them, says first the honor with which the Jews were favored by God, writing thus: "I have begotten sons, and exalted (them); but they have despised me" (Isa. I, 2). Therefore in this place, by one expre…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:581…have i grieved you with answer me and elsewhere hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and exalted sons but they have rejected me and everywhere he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:617D…not stop at this, but also brings forward witnesses at the beginning of his teaching, saying: "Hear, O heaven, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord has spoken" (Isa. 1:2). What has he spoken? Tell us clearly,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:617D…earth, for the Lord has spoken" (Isa. 1:2). What has he spoken? Tell us clearly, O Isaiah. "I have begotten and raised up sons, and they have disregarded me" (Isa. 1:2). But you did nothing of these things,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:15…of judean wounds the prophets prepared their remedies b hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken this opening is full of much wrath for if the indignation were not vast…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:17…the earth to judge his people is equal to hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken and the things following are like it for just as david says not for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:57C…"the horn of the unicorn." "In a horn" therefore, he says here, in safety, in height, which he said at the beginning: "I have begotten sons and exalted them" (Is. 1. 2). "In a fertile place": which Moses sai…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511…of amos saw against judea and against jerusalem isai hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have brought up children and exalted them but they have despised me the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:559A…m (Prov. I, 10, 15). But Isaiah the prophet, or rather the Lord through the prophet, says: I have begotten and exalted sons; they, however, have spurned me (Isa. I, 2); and again: There is no rejoicing for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:653C…eir ingratitude. For He who today calls the Israelites children is the Son of Him who said, "I have begotten and exalted children, but they have neglected me" (Isa. 1.2). The Canaanite is called a dog, and sh…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:337C…hey show the benefits, and then they increase their accusations, just as Isaiah says: "I have brought up children and exalted them, but they have rejected me" (Isa. 1:2); and again, "My people, what have I do…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:49…and earth and the hills saying through the prophet hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken isai i mich vi for the lord has a judgment against his people much…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:165…one who listens and to protest to the elements hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken reach out a hand you who have not yet been baptized reach out to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:885…is no one who listens to witness the elements hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken isai stretch out a hand you who have never been drowned to those who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:73D…spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire' (Ps. 104. 4). But of men, 'I said, You are gods' (Ps. 82. 6): and again, 'I have begotten and raised up children' (Is. 1. 2): and again,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:101…tell the vision which you saw and he says hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken you promised one thing and you say another beginning you said vision against judea…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:213…my firstborn son also through the voice of isaiah hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and raised up sons but they have rejected me furthermore because…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:643…earth attend similar to this is that of isaiah hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken the most high does not indeed dwell in temples of stone or in works…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:727…is similar also to the voice of isaiah d hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken perhaps he called the intelligible powers mountains and hills which guard and cherish this…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:287…of this sort also through the voice of isaiah hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and exalted sons but they have rejected me we must therefore…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:847…who are afflicted with the ignorance regarding him listen hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and brought up children and they have rebelled against me the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:443…prophet isaiah did the same thing for hear he says o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken the divine jeremiah says the same for the heaven was astonished at this and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:225…to judge his people c is equal to this hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken d…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1175…heaven protested the violence done to them almost saying hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the things that are being done are lawless and in short the whole place d was full of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1397…god be strengthened in him and through isaiah the prophet he says i have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me and through the thrice blessed david i have said ye are…
Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1641A…hat God might show his paternal care for them, just as, if I am not mistaken, when he says of the sons of Jacob: "I have brought up children and exalted them" ⟦Isa. 1, 2⟧. VERS. 3. "And their days shall be a…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:437…israel is my firstborn son isaiah also cries out i have reared and brought up children and they have despised me yet those children were of free condition and noble because of their fathers upon whom…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1825…he says the lintel was raised up h verse hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord hath spoken h he strikes the hearers with amazement so that even things devoid of sense…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2455…is consistent with what was said at the beginning hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken if the higher powers are so obedient with reverence to the one who made…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:717…n the new law of Christ, saying: "Hear, O heaven, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord has spoken: I have begotten and exalted sons, but they have disowned me" (Isa. I, 2). Hear attentively, that you may unders…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1153C…etion shall come upon the impious." (Soph. i, 3): "The impious shall be weakened, and I will take away the lawless from the face of the earth, says the Lord." (Isa. i, 2, 30, 31): "Hear, O heaven, and give ear…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:453…the words out of my mouth and the other hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken and these things indeed gregory and he says he needs more the holy spirit…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:455…only not save but even destroy the whole world hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have raised children and exalted them but they have rejected me the ox…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1023…dispensation to be a holy work b hear o heaven says isaiah and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken but we the humble now say to you hear o great head of god…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1279A…and the great Basil. And it is not yet the time to introduce the testimonies of other God-bearing men into this letter. Hear, O heaven, and give ear, O earth (Isa. 1, 2). Moab has disregarded—the Byzantine re…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:861…the vision which he saw but instead he says hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken you promised other things yet you say things that are other beginning you said…
John Kaminiates fl. c. 904PG 109:815…c and the father likewise lamenting said to them i have reared and brought up children and they have rebelled against me from there they were exiled stephen indeed to proconnesus then to rhodes afterwards to…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:741D…self called them elsewhere, saying: "Israel is my son, even my firstborn" (Exod. iv, 22). And in another place: "I have brought up children, and exalted them" (Isa. i, 2). Or otherwise, they are the children o…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:353…who misuse that name of whom it was said i have begotten and brought up children and they have rebelled against me it is no wonder since they were not sons by nature wherefore since they…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:735…God in the Gospel, through whom all things were made. And many are called sons of God in Scripture, as when it is said: "I have begotten and brought up sons" (Isa. 1, 2) and "Israel is my firstborn son" (Exod…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:843…water and they have dug for themselves cisterns broken cisterns and again i have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me for every natural son as he may fail his father certainly…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:665…bearing witness to the violence saying as it were hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the things done are unlawful the whole area was filled with lamentation dirges and mourning were dancing throughout…
OrigenesPG 16:3225…to myths and teach them when therefore prophets say hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken he says that by heaven they mean the spirit that is in man which…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:395…what the testator says concerning you before witnesses b hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken i have begotten and exalted sons but they have rejected me and lest you…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:115B…came, and there was no man, and he called, and there was no one to obey, he turned his speech to the elements and said: "Hear, O heaven, and listen, O earth!" (Is. 1:2). For "I had been sent," he says, "to m…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:717C…as said also to them: I said, You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High (Ps. LXXXII, 6); and: I have brought up children and exalted them (Isa. 1, 2). He shows the preeminence of that adop…
Job the Monk fl. 6th centuryPG 86:3315B…⟧ "Adore the manger, through which, while you were without speech, you were nourished by the Word; and know, as the ox knows his owner, as Isaiah commands you (Isa. I, 2), and as the ass knows the manger of hi…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:283…tell the vision which you saw but he says hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord has spoken you promised one thing and you say another starting you said the vision against…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1149…but they have spoken lies against me isa i hear o heaven and give ear o earth for the lord speaks i have begotten and raised up children but they have rejected me the ox knows…
3Isa 1:3
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:475…brought up children and they have rebelled against me the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel does not know me and my people do not understand woe to the sinful…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:385…person of the father through the aforementioned prophet isaiah the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and my people have not understood woe to a sinful…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:203…have obeyed their master at a single whistle but the ox knew his owner and the ass his master's manger but israel did not know me what then does the lord do he does not harbor…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:341…and brought up children but they have rejected me the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me for how is it not shameful if one who knows…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:85…his here he brings that prophecy to my attention the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me in order therefore that no one having fallen into the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1749…was said only by the savior hear isaiah saying the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and the people has not understood and jeremiah says as…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1751A…ident that the Scriptures use "to understand" to mean "to know." For when the prophet says: "But Israel did not know me, and the people did not understand me" (Isa. I, 3), and yet Christ, while living with his…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:89…manner paul begets his disciples through the gospel vers the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and my people have not understood d an ox and…
Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1223…the princes of judah another defines the place where he was laid the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib and another tells of the flight into egypt and the return from egypt…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1043…he says my people hath been as a lost sheep and again the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib and this my son who is the younger was b lost and is…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1331…is it then orth it is the son of god who said the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel doth not know my people doth not consider maced is this…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:947…absolutely intractable to men for any association of life the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib isai but the fish can never know the one who provides its nourishment the ass knows…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1223…have begotten and exalted children yet they have set me at naught the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel hath not known me and the people hath not understood me…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:209…spoken i have begotten and exalted sons but they have rejected me the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel hath not known me and my people hath not understood me…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:129C…feeds them (Matt. 6:26). And the prophet, shaming the ungrateful Jews, says thus: The ox knew his owner, and the ass his master's crib: Israel did not know me (Isa. 1:3). And again: The turtle-dove and the sw…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:341…begotten and exalted sons but they have rejected me the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's manger but israel has not known me and my people have not understood woe to the sinful…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:447…d into greater ingratitude. And, revealing this, Isaiah said: The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib; but Israel does not know me (Isa. 1:3). Yet, let us not be ashamed of our past, for where sin ab…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:233…says horses become maddened by desire jer and another the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib isai speaking more harshly than david for david indeed says he is compared to the senseless…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:617D…reproof? Reproof, in his saying: "The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib, but Israel did not know me, and the people did not understand me" (Isa. 1:3). These things were of one reproving. B…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:279…do not know," just as he says: "The sons of Eli, wicked men, who did not know the Lord" (1 Kings 2:12); and again, "Israel, however, did not know me" (Isa. 1:3). As Paul also says: "They profess to know God, but they de…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511…children and exalted them but they have despised me the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and my people have not understood woe to the sinful…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:393…begotten and exalted children but they have disregarded me the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and my people has not understood me since therefore those…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:19…they might have toward their masters therefore he says the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel does not know me and the people does not understand me for if a…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:105…they know desire and many other things isaiah says the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib not only the crib but he recognizes a familiar voice and the way by which he…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1827…brought up children and exalted them but they have rejected me ver the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel hath not known me and my people hath not understood to…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1869A…of God, which the first people did not possess, could be intended by this. For He said, "But Israel has not known Me, and the people have not understood Me." ⟦Isa. 1, 3.⟧ Hence, they became the people of Gomo…
Meletius the Monk fl. 7th–9th c. (uncertain)PG 64:1145A…nsitive being is Peter, Stephen, Meletius, and all other animals that perceive; for "the ox knows its owner," it is said, "and the donkey its master’s manger" (Isa. 1, 3). If, however, irrational animals share…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1207…rebuking the israelite people as ungrateful and senseless says the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me by which words he says that the jews have turned…
Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:997A…e world. In Bethlehem, near the place of the Nativity, is the manger, in which the infant Jesus also hid himself. Whence also the prophet: He knew his owner [Isa. 1:3]. From which the hay in which he had hi…
Michael Choniates c. 1138–c. 1222PG 140:325D…ce as new ones, nor were they capable of the Spirit. O the blindness and the callousness! The ox recognized its owner, and the donkey the manger of its master (Isa. I, 3); but Israel did not recognize its King…
Theophanes of Nicaea d. c. 1381PG 150:325…irrational creatures themselves as it is written by isaiah the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and my people considered not but these things are indeed…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:1235…i have brought up and exalted children and they have despised me the ox knoweth his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel hath not known me and my people hath not understood woe…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1149…and raised up children but they have rejected me the ox knows his owner and the ass his master's crib but israel has not known me and my people has not understood b wisd xvi the…
4Isa 1:4
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:475…not know me and my people do not understand woe to the sinful nation a people laden with iniquity a seed of evildoers children that are corrupters they have forsaken the lord they have blasphemed the…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:845…forward this testimony specifically from isaiah ye have forsaken the lord and have provoked the holy one of israel to indignation whence b these words were plucked by clement we do not at all know unless…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:925…him up in the wilderness and they turned and tempted god and provoked the holy one of israel they remembered not his hand in the day that he redeemed them from the hand of the oppressor…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1183…the jews denying the son of god were worthy to hear woe sinful nation a people laden with iniquity a seed of evildoers children that are lawless whence lawless inasmuch as you have forsaken the lord…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:143…wickedness is discordant even with itself you have forsaken the lord and have provoked the holy one of israel what greater proof of wickedness is there than the abandonment of the good and what greater depravity…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1465…those who are fashioned according to him and elsewhere it says you have provoked the holy one of israel to anger he redeems a rational soul providing such a one on its behalf just as he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:341…why do you lament tell me you have abandoned the lord and provoked the holy one of israel why should you be struck any more what have i to strike you with famine or pestilence every…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:31B…uprightly performs among men; a curse, and falsehood, and theft, and adultery are poured out upon the earth" (Mic. VII, 2). Another: "Woe, nation of sinners!" (Is. I, 4). The physician goes out weeping; but w…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:151…evildoers children d that are lawless ye have forsaken the lord and have provoked the holy one of israel to anger but the nations someone among the disciples of christ shall address with these words but…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:847…say to them woe to a sinful nation a people full of iniquity a seed of evildoers children that are corrupters you have forsaken the lord and provoked the holy one of israel to anger although…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:221…symmachus interpreted it more clearly they have abandoned the lord they have provoked the holy one of israel for not only by abandoning the creator did they offer divine worship to idols…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1279…225 8, 9 1510 131, 15 140 7, 1 227 8, 14 1515 134, 5 144 7, 5 228 8, 16 1534 138, 11, 12 148 7, 9 229 8, 18 1537 138, 18 161 8, 11 230 8, 21 1539 139, 3 170 Isa. 1, 4 234 9, 6 1540 139, 9 171 1, 6 238 9, 10…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1279…76 Sophon 3, 9 123 6, 2 228 8, 16 1629 Zach. 4, 19 135, 136- 6, 11 229 8, 18 140 7, 1 230 8, 21 144 7, 5 274 9, 6 148 7, 9 238 9, 10 161 8, 11 241 10, 4 170 Isa. 1, 4 247 10, 24 171 1, 6 260 13, 3 180 1, 24…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:325…with an evil turning and those who have abandoned the lord and provoked the holy one of israel and have not known god neither understood and have been stricken with a plague of unbelief that is…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:939…enslaved to unclean vices and lusts serve the most wicked spirits and have provoked the holy one of israel d for this reason the great isaiah lamenting us and at the same time wishing to bring…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1837C…d more than soot" (Thren. IV, 8); to whom I shall also cry out: "O wicked children, you have forsaken the Lord; you have changed the laws of the monastic life (Isa. I, 4). You have not straight paths; but like…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:883…and insolence you have forsaken the lord namely the father and you have provoked the holy one of israel to anger you have irritated his only begotten son by irritation indeed he signifies the torture of…
5Isa 1:5
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:475…are gone away backward why should you be stricken any more you will revolt more and more the whole head is sick and the whole heart faint from the sole of the foot even unto the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1205C…incurable state He says, "Why are you still struck, having gone through all the stripes? You have despised all the corrective lashes; destruction awaits you" (Isa. i, 5). Of the calamities that occur, some ha…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:839A…he receptacles of spiritual wisdom, as Isaiah says, regarding kings indeed, "Every head is in pain," but regarding the priesthood, "Every heart is in sadness" (Isa. 1. 5). For just as the stomach, receiving fo…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:397B…ensitive heart.” Prov. 15, 15. — “At all times the eyes of men expect evils.” “Just as faces are not similar to faces, so neither are the hearts of men equal.” Isa. 1, 5. — “Every heart is mourning.” Eccli. 13…
6Isa 1:6
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:475…and more the whole head is sick and the whole heart faint from the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it but wounds and bruises and putrefying sores they…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:697…do these things and recognize that from the soles of the feet even unto the head there is no place for a poultice nor oil nor bandages but the sore spreads and anticipates every cure like…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:91…in pain and every heart in sorrow from the feet even to the head there is no soundness in it wound bruise a festering sore it is not possible to apply a poultice nor oil nor…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:147…of their sins vers from the soles of the feet even to the head there is no soundness in him neither wound nor bruise nor festering sore he uses the word head for the whole man…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:17…pain and every heart is to grief from the feet even to the head there is no soundness in it neither wound nor bruise nor festering sore then he recounts the torments and punishments for this…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:89…for pain and every heart for grief from the feet even to the head there is no soundness in it he is not speaking about one man but comparing the whole country to one body he…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:21…pain and every heart for grief d from the feet even to the head there is no soundness in them neither wound nor bruise nor festering sore there is no poultice to apply nor oil nor…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1097…is for pain and every heart for grief from the feet to the head there is no soundness in it neither wound nor bruise nor festering sore it is not possible to apply a poultice nor…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:797…said the whole head is faint and the whole heart is grieving from the sole of the foot even to the crown there is no soundness in it for these are said to suffer together too…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:219…a there is no soundness in it but a wound and a bruise and a sore wound neither bound up nor softened with oil he…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:733…a perfect healing to the wound concerning such wounds isaiah prophesies thus from the sole of the foot even unto the crown there is no soundness in it wounds and bruises and swelling sores that ointments…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:939…in pain and every heart in sorrow from the feet even to the head there is no soundness in it neither wound nor bruise nor festering sore it is not possible to apply a poultice nor…
Anacletus fl. c. 76-88 ADPG 2:815…it is written every head is languid and every heart is grieving from the sole of the foot even to the top of the head there is no soundness in it wherefore it is manifest that…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:407B…kynountas. Joan. IV, 24. Verse 27, hypēnthe. Thus far the codex H. St.; for the things that follow in this section are missing therein. Verse 46, paidion, Isa. I, 6. Verse 6, a fin. eskēnōsen en hēmin.…
7Isa 1:7
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your country strangers devour it in your presence and it shall be desolate as when overthrown…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:807B…ten: "The things which the holy ones have not eaten, these the Assyrians shall eat"; just as Isaiah also says: "Your land, in your sight, strangers devour it" (Isa. I, 7). CHAPTER II. How the bishop o…
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:749…it has come to pass for you said with boldness your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it in your presence and it is desolate c subverted by foreign…
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:907B…evour it before your face. And the daughter of Zion shall be left as a booth in a vineyard, and as a lodge in a cucumber garden, as a city that is laid waste" (Isa. I, 7). You see, beloved, the light sent into…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:913…has spoken or is not the threat great which says your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it in your presence and it is desolate overthrown by strange peoples…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:279…neither poultice to be applied nor oil nor bandages but your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire c so there are certain sins which stain the soul and they require a man who…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:313…is no poultice to apply nor oil nor bandages but your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire so too there are certain sins that stain the soul and for these sins a man…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:359…some way the prophecy could be fulfilled which says c your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your country strangers devour it before you for these are they who pollute the heavenly house…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:125…entire jewish nation but only a few among them d your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it before you and it is desolate having been overturned by foreign…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:127…it was not desolate at the time when he spoke the prophecy your cities are burned with fire though this had not yet come to pass nor were aliens even then devouring their territory yet he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:137…to them above by the same prophet in the passage your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it in your presence when however were these things finally fulfilled if…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:91…disease and every infirmity of both souls and bodies vers your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it before you and it is desolate overthrown by strange peoples as…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:147…that holds together those who were hastening toward division vers your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it before you and it is desolate overthrown by strange peoples c…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:341…there is no soothing to apply neither oil nor bandages your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire strangers devour your land isai i all these things he did and you were not corrected…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:739C…t, your cities are burned with fire, strangers eat your land before you, and it is desert, subverted by foreign peoples. You shall eat the Pascha with haste (Isa. 1:7). For it is necessary that he who is ab…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:23…which is also called the city of carved images vers your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it before you and it is desolate destroyed by alien peoples what…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1097…not possible to apply a poultice nor oil nor bandages your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire strangers devour your country in your presence and it is desolate overturned by alien peoples the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:55…befallen them that which is through the voice of isaiah your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your land strangers devour it before you and it is desolate overthrown by strange peoples a…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:219…more adding lawlessness he naturally enumerates the types of punishment your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire strangers devour your country before you and it has been laid desolate and destroyed by foreign…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:221…magnitude of the wounds defeats the power of the medicines your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire strangers devour your land before you and it has been laid waste overthrown by d foreign…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1835…closing nor being bound up nor softened with oil vers your land is desolate your cities are burned with fire your region strangers devour it before you etc b he foretold these things in the reign…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1267D…pon those who have reproached them. Isa. viii, 9. — God is with us: know, O ye nations, and be overcome, and hear even to the farthest part of the earth. Isa. 1, 7. — The Lord has become my helper; there…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:883…the divine punishment and that which follows immediately your land is desert your cities are burned with fire your region is devoured by strangers before you and it shall be desolate as in a hostile devastation…
8Isa 1:8
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:981…their administration was temporal isaiah says the daughter of sion shall be left as a cottage in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers but when are these to be left is…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:733…shall be left he says as a tabernacle in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and as a city that is besieged and again its wall shall be taken away and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1235…daughter of zion was abandoned as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and as a city being besieged d at the same time i believe the husband wrote…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:115…of sion shall be left as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers as a city besieged and subsequently he adds how has the faithful city sion become a…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1195…end where it is said and the daughter of sion shall be left as a cottage in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and as a city that is besieged and…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:151B…em with errors concerning knowledge. 30. Verse 8. The daughter of Sion shall be left as a tent in a vineyard, and as a keeper of fruits in a cucumber-belt [Isa. 1:8]. The retribution of like things pr…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:17…of sion shall be left as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers there is something great also in the images and especially those in scripture for the extension…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:25…of sion shall be left as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers as a besieged city a miserable thing indeed for who would not be worthy of lament…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:865…of zion shall be left as a tabernacle in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers as it is written and the temple has fallen and been utterly cast down and they…
Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:117…her dreams came to jerusalem and finding that ancient deserted jerusalem like a lodge in a garden of cucumbers according to the prophet she studiously sought the monument of christ where he was buried and rose…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1057…of sion shall be left as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and as a city that is laid waste she herself is profaned and adulterated of this…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:219…of zion shall be left as a tent in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers as a city being besieged he names jerusalem the daughter of zion b the unit of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1757…you sion shall be plowed as a field and jerusalem shall be as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and the mountain of the house shall be as a grove of the forest such a…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:719…the daughter of sion as a shade in a vineyard c and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and as a city besieged what do you have to say to these things just as…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:721…a a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and as a city besieged and you persist in behaving like shameless dogs babbling and fighting…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:727…of sion shall be left as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers speak metaphorically of his own protection and that i do not desire even if you come…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:213…ed me a cloud of light, for clouds, as it seems, shedding tears. Is it not also said of me, "The daughter of Sion shall be left as a tabernacle in a vineyard" (Isa. I, 8)? For behold, the uncorrupted cluster o…
George Kodinos fl. c. 1453–1460PG 157:649…daughter of zion was left as a booth in a vineyard and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers empty of every good thing and filled with all manner of evils theodorus lascares a man…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:361…sake shall zion be plowed as a field and jerusalem shall be as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers and the mountain of the house as a forest grove since therefore you disobey our words…
9Isa 1:9
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:407…if from their person unless the lord had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and gomorrah for sodom and gomorrah are recorded by moses as being certain cities of impious men which…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1153…isaiah says unless the lord of hosts had left us a seed we should have been made as sodom and we should have been like gomorrah what…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1157…from isaiah except the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and should have been made like to gomorrha and again if the number of the children of israel…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:207…of sabaoth had not left us a seed we should have become as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah d or as when two or three olive berries are left at the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1055…at it is called Kyrios Sabaōth, "Lord of hosts," or "God of hosts," 1 Kings i, 3: Καὶ θύειν τῷ Θεῷ Σαβαώθ "And to sacrifice to the God of hosts." Isaiah i, 9: Εἰ μὴ Κύριος Σαβαὼθ ἐγκατέλιπε· "Unless the Lord of host…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1203…. Christ appeared in the seventy-seventh age after Adam, 341. He signifies the death that he suffered, 374. Christ is the seed of whom it was said in Isaiah i, 9, "Unless the Lord," etc., 395. The blood of Christ speaks b…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1219…or what gives a start to another growth, 592. Evil seed is said of him who first gave an example of wickedness to others, 592, 593. The seed of which Isaiah 1, 9, speaks is Christ, 393. Senary number, 341. Senior and pres…
Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:103…happen but did not come to pass as when it says unless the lord of hosts had left us a seed we should have become as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:715…was saying unless the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah isai i he multiplied therefore his mercy and for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:467A…ced from them. And Isaiah testifies: "And if the Lord Sabaoth had not left us a seed, we would have been as Sodom, and we would have been likened to Gomorrah" (Isa 1:9). But perhaps we have offered violence…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:561…said before unless the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and been made like unto gomorrah here again he shows something else that even these few were not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:563…saved and unless the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and he hath called not only from the jews but also from the gentiles so also in this…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:41…d and unless the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been like gomorrah therefore the divine psalmist also lest israel be consumed entirely besought…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:43…of sabaoth had not left us a seed we should have become as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah and indeed the inspired melodist also petitioned god the lord of all that…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:645…a except the lord of hosts had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been made like unto…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:29…a a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah the land having been set on fire because of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:187…saying and unless the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah but to some it seems that the power of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:239…the sake of the fathers the blessed isaiah confirms this and unless the lord of hosts had left us a seed we would have been as sodom and we would have been likened unto gomorrah nevertheless…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1127…in faith and because this is true learn from isaiah saying unless the lord of hosts had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been similar to gomorrah for…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:597…through the intervention of faith hence isaiah prophesies thus concerning christ unless the lord of hosts had left us a seed we should have become as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:721…after this is plain except the lord had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and we should have been made like unto gomorrah herb this is sufficient for us that the lord…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1171D…e things that we suffer here than those which are practiced anywhere by the Barbarians. We have now become like Sodom, and we are now made similar to Gomorrah (Isa. I, 9). For this cause, therefore, we humble…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:569…to say except the lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we should have been as sodom and should have been made like unto gomorrah d regarding those who hold the second rank in the…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:883…garden of cucumbers and as a city which is devastated and unless the lord of hosts had left us a seed we would have been as sodom and we would have been similar to gomorrah but…
10Isa 1:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1195…is written was fulfilled hear the word of the lord ye princes of sodom give ear unto the law of our god ye people of gomorrah to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:879C…bring the prophet himself as a witness, who speaks thus: "Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom, attend to the law of your God, O people of Gomorrah" (Isa. 1:10). He is not speaking these words while…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1123…the word of the lord ye princes of sodom give ear to the law of our god ye people of gomorrah elsewhere however the prophet was saying to them again who is the seller to whom…
11Isa 1:11
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:969…he says what is to me the multitude of your sacrifices says the lord i am full of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and goats i do…
Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:729…he does not desire our sacrifices nor victims nor offerings saying thus to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:669…you see the naked clothe him and indeed also concerning sacrifices why is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of burnt offerings of rams and fat of lambs and…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:177…a furthermore through the voice of isaiah the spirit cries out what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and i do not…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:623B…of the Jews, God most severely 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.⟧. WE…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:421…done that he did not will for thus he says through isaiah to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the lord i am full of the holocausts of rams and the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:709…the lord thou people of gomorrah to what purpose do you multiply your sacrifices unto me saith the lord for he was saying these things when he could have spoken otherwise or could have been silent…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:887…om Basil. V. 12. "Another: they shall be satisfied." Basil. It is perhaps Aquila who translates yisbe'u [they shall be satisfied], Ps. XVI, 14, and A., S., Isa. I, 11.…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1127…furthermore seeing that the spirit cries out through the voice of isaiah to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1195…give ear unto the law of our god ye people of gomorrah to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the lord and the rest to which…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:667…goats all of which things god himself rejects through the prophet saying to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:93…been the most impious of all men in those days vers what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:165…princes and observed by the people this is one what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices the sacrifices of the wicked are an abomination to the lord how then through sacrifices offered in such…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:167…people who are returning full days shall be found i desire not the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and goats and these things pertain to the word…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1173…ambition you shall hear the prophet loathing the contribution from such things to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:219…land of egypt to offer me burnt offerings and sacrifice and again to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of burnt offerings of rams and the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:879C…re had been changed, but because they imitated the incontinency of those animals. "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? says the Lord" (Isa. 1:11). But those who lived in Sodom were nev…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:879C…the fat of lambs, and I do not want the blood of bulls or goats; neither if you come to appear before me. For who has required these things from your hands?" (Isa. 1:11-12). You have heard the clearest voice say…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:919C…, nor if you come to appear before me. For who has required these from your hands? If you offer me fine flour, it is in vain; incense is an abomination to me" (Isa. 1:11-13). And elsewhere again: "I have not now…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:343…the lord you princes of sodom and of gomorrha what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices saith the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and i desire the fat of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:247B…to me? I am full. I desire not the burnt offering of rams, and the fat of lambs, and the blood of bulls and goats. For who has required these from your hands? (Is. 1:11, 12). Yet many things have been said ab…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:17…law of our god he says to the reproof what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:311…of brevity i omit the greek text we read i desire not the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and of goats concerning these words chrysostom speaks as…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511…what purpose do you offer me the multitude of your sacrifices says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and he goats…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:223…the law of god you people of gomorrah d what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:31…law of god you people of gomorrah of what importance to me is the multitude of your sacrifices says the lord i am full of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:33…d hear him who spoke the ancient law also saying to you to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full for if you offer them as if…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:505…these things he also made clear through the voice of isaiah saying to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me and the following we maintain that the preceding text is connected to this…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:297…clearly through other prophets as well saying through the voice of isaiah i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and goats i do not…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:233…spoke of old through the voice of the prophet isaiah the whole burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and goats i desire not nor even if you come…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:403…how to depart from the worship of type and shadow hear what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:791…what purpose do you offer me the multitude of your victims says the lord i am full of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fatlings and i would not have the blood of bullocks…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:225…the same as lord of forces or lord of hosts b ver to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams from…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:227…sacrifices thy burnt offerings are always before me so also isaiah says to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the lord and again david says i will not receive calves from…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:873…has spoken such things as these to them also through isaiah what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and i do not…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1691…things also the master god has said to them through isaiah what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i am full of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:999…again through the voice of isaiah for these are his very words to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me says the lord i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1843…insolent prelates of the church and to the lawless people themselves vers to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the lord i am full etc the discourse introduces the promulgation of…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:721…god you people of gomorrah you know the rest and he adds to what purpose is the multitude of your d sacrifices unto me saith the lord lest you yourself boast as if the lord has…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:941…of sodom attend to the law of god you people of gomorrah to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and i do not…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:691…who call upon god and offer sacrifice in spirit what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices says the lord i am full the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:495…grant such sacrifices to you from the beginning hear what isaiah says to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord and who has requested these from your hands for if…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:497…land of egypt concerning sacrifices and burnt offerings and what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and i do not desire the fat of lambs…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:455…of the land of egypt concerning sacrifices and burnt offerings and what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me i am full of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:543…sacrifices b he rebukes these things more sharply through isaiah saying what is the multitude of your sacrifices to me i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:279…saying there is no will in me for you i am full burnt offerings of rams and the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and of goats i do not desire for who has…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:883…with your ears the law of our god you people of gomorrah to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me says the lord i do not want the blood of bulls and goats…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:1345…your songs for i will not hear the melody of your harps to what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me i am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of…
12Isa 1:12
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:295A…to distinguish it from the legal cult. For those [sacrifices] were not voluntary according to this saying: For who has sought these things from your hands? (Isa. I, 12.) And that: Your whole burnt offerings…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1207B…rious ranks in the Church, 401. It is impossible that anyone should begin to bring forth fruit unless he dwells in the courts of the Lord, 401. Those things of Isa. 1, 12 are explained, "You shall not add to tr…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:595…sing to God, your reasonable service." For that Jewish one was corporeal, and not very pleasing. "For who has required these things from your hands?" (Isa. 1:12), he says. And elsewhere He rejects such sacrifices. But no…
13Isa 1:13
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:143B…is not we who by our own authority have despised the Sabbath, but it is the prophet who rejects it, saying: "Your new moons and your Sabbaths my soul hateth" (Isa. I, 13). For until things worthy of the laws w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:853A…hear the trumpets? But are these sacrifices and offerings not abominable? "If you bring me fine flour, it is a vain oblation; incense is an abomination to me" (Isa. 1.13). The incense is an abomination, and th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:243A…the Lord God smelled the odor of fragrance. But it is not thus with the ungrateful Jews: but how? Hear the prophet saying: Incense is an abomination to me (Isa. 1:13), as though pointing out the malice of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:527D…hrough the prophet Isaiah He cries out manifested: "Your new moons and your sabbaths and the great day I do not endure; my soul hates your fasting and feasts" (Isa. 1:13-14). Consider that He calls the new people…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:539D…nd the great day I do not bear: my soul hateth your fasting and idleness and your solemnities. For those who adore him, must adore him in spirit and in truth” (Isa. 1:13-14). All those things passed away like a s…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:667C…s? Who is the sponsor of history so considered? Often God, conversing with the synagogue keeping the law, said: "Your feasts and your new moons my soul hates" (Isa. 1:13, 14). And as Jacob loved the face of Ra…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1045…ings] indicates that they were poorly resting from good deeds, so that the voice of God through Isaiah might sound against them: "Your sabbaths my soul hates" [Isa. 1, 13, 14]. Furthermore, Adonibezek himself,…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:113A…d body, they constitute the perfect man according to God. Even the Jew fasts, but they heard this: "Your fasts and your silver and your feasts my soul hateth" [Isa. i, 13-14]. For what reason? "Because your silver…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885A…“You shall not add to trample my courts: for you wickedly ascend them. If you offer fine flour, it is vain; incense is an abomination to me” (Isa. 1, 13). Behold, God, who had but recently ord…
Charles du Fresne Du Cange 1610-1688PG 131:1215…r, Moses, uses the word which denotes a worm for purple, as can be seen in Exod. xxv, 4; xxxv, 35; xxxix, 3; Leviticus xiv, 4 and 6. Then, besides, Job xxv, 6; Isa. i, 13; xiv, 11; xli, 14; Thren. iv, 5; Jonah…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:353C…Alexander approached the blessed Eusebius and said: "I beseech you, Father, how does the prophet Isaiah say: 'Your New Moons and your Sabbaths my soul hates' (Isa. I, 13)? For what reason did He hate them? For…
14Isa 1:14
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1383D…brethren, it was called Pascha; but because they denied the Lord of the Pascha, therefore the same Lord averted His face from this belief of theirs, and said (Isa. i, 14): "My soul hates your feast days and yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:401…hy do you sleep, O Lord?" (Ps. 43:23). Does God repent? "I repented that I made man" (Gen. 6:7). Does God hate? "Your feasts and your new moons my soul hates" (Isa. 1:14). But do not pay attention to the lowli…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1277D…ur sabbaths my soul hates," and these things have been said by way of example so that the rationale of the idioms may be rendered more completely (Hos. IX (?), Isa. I, 14). Explanation of the aforementioned…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:103C…5. « Immundus est apud Dominum omnis qui sublimis est corde. » Isa. LXI, 8. — « Ego sum Dominus amans justitiam, et odio habens rapinas ex iniquitate. » Isa. I, 14. — « Facti estis mihi in satietatem. No…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885A…ural Son, for this reason I denounce the ending of these things, henceforth to approve of them no more. Your fasts, and leisure, and feast days my soul hates” (Isa. 1, 14). Why so, O prophet? Because they hated…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885A…m. Behold your King comes to you, meek, riding upon an ass, and upon a foal, the son of an ass” (Zach. 9, 9; Matth. 21, 5). “You have become a satiety to me” (Isa. 1, 14). For just as surplus food in the body,…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:181C…rough 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 canon of the Counc…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:229C…the grace, providence, and favor of God. Just as when the soul is spoken of in relation to God; for instance, "Your new moons and your sabbaths My soul hates" (Isa. 1, 14); that is, by "soul" He means the affec…
15Isa 1:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:235A…lean feet. I reach out my hands to the Lord. And perhaps, turning away his face, he says: "If you stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my face from you" (Isa. I, 15). Who, then, cleanses me? Who washes my…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1197…you and when ye multiply your prayer i will not hear for your hands are full of blood observe how the word addressing all these things to them does not here charge them with idolatry or…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1257B…to me, I will turn away my face from you; and if you multiply your prayers, I will not hear you. For your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves, be clean" (Isa. I, 15, 16), and so forth. That even now the h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:39B…rolixity of their words, see what He says: "When you multiply prayer, I will not hear you. If you stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my eyes from you" (Is. 1:15). Before all other things, therefore, i…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:455C…d thus approach. For the nature of prayer alone does not suffice: for the Jews also prayed, and they heard: "Though you multiply prayers, I will not hear you" (Isa. 1:15). And why do you wonder if the Jews wer…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:167D…them which are sent unto thee" (Matt. 23:37). And Isaiah, accusing them and sending forth a voice in harmony with these, says: "Your hands are full of blood" (Isa. 1:15). And again Christ: "Your fathers kille…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:641A…: Fill ye up the measure of your fathers (Matt. 23. 32). For the prophets from of old were accusing them of these things, saying: Your hands are full of blood (Isa. 1. 15); and, Blood toucheth blood (Hos. 4. 2)…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:365B…is reason, the law beginning [to be kept], it begins from this: Thou shalt not kill; and the prophet charges them with this: Their hands are full of blood (Is. I, 15). How then, not walking openly in Judae…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:739A…e same people once killed, and the same now does not believe. Therefore the divine Spirit testifies and cries out against them: Your hands are full of blood (Isa. 1:15). But the blood is for a sign of the se…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:739A…e same people once killed, and the same now does not believe. Therefore the divine Spirit testifies and cries out against them: Your hands are full of blood (Isa. 1:15). And on the two doorposts, as on the t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:819D…from this, “Thou shalt not kill” (Exod. 20:15), it says. And the prophet accuses them regarding this matter with these words: “Their hands are full of blood” (Isa. 1:15). On the next day a great crowd, which…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1001…even as isaiah said when ye stretch forth your hands unto me i will hide mine eyes from you yea when ye make many prayers i will not hear for your hands are full of blood…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:683B…you stretch forth your hands unto me, I will turn away my eyes from you: and when you multiply prayer, I will not hear you. For your hands are full of blood” (Isa. 1, 15). Vers. 5. Thus saith the Lord up…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:767A…es from you; and when you multiply your prayer, I will not listen to you: but judge for the orphan and the humble, and justify the widow, and learn to do good (Isa. I, 15, 17). If there were no poor, a great p…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1397B…judging for orphans, and not attending to the cause of widows." Isa. iii, 4. — "I will appoint youth as their princes, and mockers shall rule over them." Isa. i, 15. — "When you stretch forth your hands,…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:113A…our silver is not approved": for what word of theirs could be approved, who slew the Word? Which the Word Himself also casts in their teeth. He says, forsooth [Isa. i, 15]: "Your hands are full of blood," havin…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1357A…l Lazarus; thus were they not only envious, but also swift to murder. Therefore, the prophet also used to say concerning them: "Their hands are full of blood" (Isa. 1, 15). It also troubled them that, with…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885A…r. When you stretch out your hands, I will turn my eyes away from you; and when you have multiplied prayer, I will not hear; for your hands are full of blood” (Isa. 1, 15). Fasts, and Sabbaths, and Passovers ar…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:947C…indeed, lest that prophetic word might also be sounded against us at that time, saying: If you stretch out your hands to me, I will avert my eyes from you. (Isa. I, 15). I desire, indeed, and I strongly desi…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:219D…ilding Zion in blood, and Jerusalem in injustices" (Micah 3:10); and again: "They mix blood with blood" (Hosea 4:2); and again: "Your hands are full of blood" (Isa. 1:15). And that they raged not only against…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:325C…s: "When you stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my eyes from you: and when you multiply prayer, I will not hear you: for your hands are full of blood" (Isa. 1:15). Yet to these very defiled men, these…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:349A…: “If you stretch out your hands to me, I will turn my eyes away from you. And if you multiply prayers, I will not hear you; for your hands are full of blood” (Isa. I, 15). So He receives those who call upon Hi…
16Isa 1:16
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:425A…he preaching of John was the work of one man, and he drew all men to repentance; but you, who are taught through the prophets: "Wash yourselves, become clean" (Isa. I, 16); who are admonished through the psalms…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:417C…ce wrote the law for the Hebrews. "Come to him and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be ashamed. Wash yourselves, take away your sins." ⟦Ps. XXXIII, 6; Isa. I, 16.⟧ These things were written long ago; b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:327D…h deletes the stain of impiety from the heart itself. For, Wash yourselves, he says, be clean; remove your iniquities from your hearts from before my eyes (Is. 1:16). What does this redundancy of diction…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:617D…" (Isa. 1:3). These things were of one reproving. But hear him also as he urges them: "Wash yourselves, be clean, take away your wickednesses from your souls" (Isa. 1:16). And how he consoles them again: "If y…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:383C…clean. You have already received the light, you are already free from the Jewish error. For the prophet says: "Wash, be clean, put away evil from your souls" (Isa. 1:16). Therefore he who is such, is washed,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:419A…the prophet saying: Wash your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem (Jer. 4. 14); and again, Wash yourselves, be clean, put away the wickednesses from your souls (Isa. 1. 16). He did not say, fornications, wherefo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:633D…cleansing of hands. But if we are full of injustice, even if you wash them ten thousand times, there is no profit. "Wash yourselves," he says, "become clean" (Isa. 1:16). What then? Did he add, saying, "Go to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:681…ean and unclean. 4. What then is unclean? Sin, malice, avarice, wickedness. "Wash yourselves," he says, "be clean; take away your wickedness from your souls" (Is. 1. 16). "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:75…take away your wickedness from your souls before my eyes, learn to do good, seek judgment: keep your tongue from evil, and do good: learn to do good" (Is. 1:16, 17). Do you see that virtue has need of doctrine? For he i…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:101B…w is it possible to wipe them away? The Prophet teaches, saying: Wash yourselves, become clean, take away your wickednesses from your souls before my eyes (Isa. 1:16). What is, Before my eyes? Because some…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:985A…aptism is perfect, relying on the Scripture which says: "Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins" (Acts xxii, 16); and that: "Wash you, make you clean" (Isa. i, 16). And again: "But ye are washed, but ye…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:965A…aside of the filth of the flesh, as it is written, but the washing away of the stains that cling to the souls; for "Wash yourselves," it says, "and be clean" (Isa. I, 16), and the prophetic word exhorted us fr…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:953…that which was spoken by the voice of Isaiah: "Wash yourselves, be clean; take away your iniquities from your souls before my eyes. Cease from your evil ways" (Isa. i, 16). For it is not, of course, the same th…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:407C…ent voice that it is necessary to depart from all baseness, saying: "Wash yourselves, and be clean; take away your iniquities from your souls before my eyes." ⟦Isa. I, 16⟧ For if the wise Paroemiograph is c…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:869…irtue—for it says, “Turn away from evil, and do good” (Ps. XXXVI, 27), and the blessed Isaiah says, “Cease,” he says, “from your evil deeds, learn to do good” (Isa. I, 16, 17)—the blessed David has very fitting…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1245C…ll promised through the prophet Isaiah that He would give this cleansing. For when He had said: "Wash yourselves, be clean, remove the evils from your hearts" (Isa. 1, 16), a little later He said: "If your sins…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1193D…on, not at the same time: after the emersion of the three immersions. He compares baptism to a cauldron, 1005. Th. finds baptism on Ps. LXIV (LXV) 6, 1045; and Isa. I, 16, II, 178 seqq.; add. IV, 891. Amos IV,…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:707A…a heifer. But the passion of Christ renders us holy, purging our conscience through the intervention of water, just as Scripture warns: "Be washed, be clean" [Isa. I, 16]. "If a prince has sinned," etc. If t…
John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1919B…rt, and rend your hearts and not your garments" (Joel ii, 12). And through Isaiah He says: "Wash yourselves, and be clean; take away the sins from your souls" (Isa. i, 16). And again, by another, He says: "Tell…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:105D…tor est, patiens, et multæ misericordiæ, et pœnitens super malitiis. » Zachar. I, 3. — « Convertimini ad me, et convertar ad vos, dicit Dominus omnipotens. » Isa. I, 16-20. — « Lavamini, et mundi estote. Auferte…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:401A…. This is what David also says: "According to the cleanness of my hands before His eyes" (Ps. XVII, 24). And Isaiah: "Take away the evils from before my eyes" (Isa. I, 16). "But I beseech you, brethren, bear w…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885B…protection in the law; but if you wish to become heirs of that former happiness: “Wash yourselves, be clean, take away the evil of your thoughts from my eyes” (Isa. 1, 16). Do not imagine that you can worship m…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:825C…perversely, learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow. And then come, and accuse me, saith the Lord" (Isa. i. 16-18).…
17Isa 1:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:623B…es this have? Judge the orphan, and justify the widow; come, and let us reason, he says, and if your sins should be as scarlet, I will make them white as snow (Isa. 1:17-18). What labor is there in this? Say you…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:677D…d holy men who call upon Him on his behalf, saying through the prophet Isaiah: "Judge for the orphan, and justify the widow, and come, let us reason together" (Is. 1:17, 18). But having also heard these praye…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:577C…cause they go into the marketplace, nor because they preside, despise them. And this, God commanded; Judge, he says, for the orphan, and justify the widow (Is. 1. 17). Many are the ways of virtue, just as…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:101B…us reason together, says the Lord; and, if your sins be as scarlet, I will make them white as snow; and if they be as crimson, I will make them white as wool (Isa. 1:17, 18). Do you see that we must first cle…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:45B…ed, and there should be no respect of persons. “Plead for the orphan,” he says, “and judge for the widow; and come, and let us reason together, says the Lord” (Isa. i, 17–18)—not as if contending in judgment with…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:791…devices from your souls from before my eyes cease to do perversely learn to do well seek judgment relieve the oppressed judge for the fatherless defend the widow and come let us reason saith the lord…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1389B…hus says the Lord: Keep justice and do righteousness. Blessed is he who does these things, and who holds fast to them and keeps his hands from doing evil.” Isa. 1:17. “Seek justice, rescue the oppresse…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:489…happened, as is their habit, to arise between them, the scales of justice inclining to no side, and judging the cause of the orphan (as I may say with Isaiah [Isa. I, 17]), and vi…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885B…way the evil of your thoughts from my eyes” (Isa. 1, 16). Do not imagine that you can worship me, the Lawgiver, under the cloak of the law. “Learn to do good” (Isa. 1, 17), you who have never done good since th…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885B…me, the Lawgiver, under the cloak of the law. “Learn to do good” (Isa. 1, 17), you who have never done good since the time of Moses until now. “Seek judgment” (Isa. 1, 17). Do not, since you are bloodthirsty in…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885B…present. But I know not how the most pleasant prophecy of Israel has distracted us to this disputation; wherefore let us repeat Isaiah: “Succor the oppressed” (Isa. 1, 17); who, betrayed by a disciple, neither…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885B…“Cursed is he who accepts gifts, to strike the soul of innocent blood” (Deut. 27, 25). “Judge for the orphan,” who had no father on earth. “Defend the widow” (Isa. 1, 17). The wife believed to be the spouse of…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:825…evil of your devices from before my eyes cease to do perversely learn to do well seek judgment relieve the oppressed judge for the fatherless defend the widow and then come and accuse me saith the…
18Isa 1:18
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:225D…e grace and favor of my most serene lord the king. JUN. (59) And let us reason together. Mill reads in the manuscript "Verily," harmonizing with the Hebrew, Isa. 1, 18. The editions, with the Alex. and Vat.…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:393…do good judge for the orphan and justify the widow and come let us reason together saith the lord d and if your sins be as scarlet i will make them white like wool and if…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:235B…d does not lie: "And if your sins be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool. And if you be willing and hear me, you shall eat the good things of the land" (Isa. I, 18, 19). If you wish even now to hear, let…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:983…seek judgment judge for the fatherless and defend the widow and come let us reason together saith the lord and if your sins shall be as crimson i will make them white as snow but although…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1061…hose words Trapezuntius loves to use, as on the previous page 299, as snow they shall be whitened and as white wool they shall be, he had published Isaiah 1:18: but since the author of the Vulgate translated from the He…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:325D…ster of Moses, is condemned to leprosy for a small murmur (Num. 12:10). To those who sin He says: If your sins be as crimson, I will make them white as snow (Isa. 1:18). And He changes darkness into light by…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:581B…this book to us; for God does not refuse to apologize to men, but He cries out through the prophet saying: "Come, and let us reason together, saith the Lord" (Isa. I, 18). And He not only apologizes and joins…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:385…great the reward stored up is. If your sins are as scarlet, He says, I shall make them white as snow; if they are as crimson, I shall make them white as wool (Isa. 1. 18). For the widow lacks a defender; there…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:635B…"Judge for the orphan and justify the widow, and come and let us reason together," He says; "and if your sins are like scarlet, I will whiten them like snow" (Isa. 1:18). What difficulty does this have? "Rede…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:237…a judge the orphan and justify the widow and come let us reason together saith the lord and if your sins be as crimson i will make them white as snow and if they…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:45B…ee, he produces conviction by saying: “If your sins are as purple, I will make them white as snow; and if they are as scarlet, I will make them white as wool” (Isa. i, 18). For nothing is difficult to wash…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:107…come now and let us reason together says the lord and though your sins be as scarlet i will make them as white as…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:125B…e Lord has taken away your sin." Swift is repentance; swifter is forgiveness. "State your iniquities first, that you may be justified," says the Scripture (Isa. I, 18). By your deeds you provoked God to ang…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:535…y crimes, lest he hear Him who says: If your sins be as scarlet, I shall make them white as snow; and if they be as crimson, I shall make them white as wool (Isa. I, 18). See the immense benefit of God, that…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:401…ood as God’s condescending to human fragility and setting Himself into arguments and judgment. For He says: “Come, and let us reason together, says the Lord.” ⟦Isa. I, 18.⟧ But when an examination is made, in c…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:947B…y be justified (Isa. XLIII, 25-26). And if your sins be as crimson, I will make them white as snow; and if they be red as scarlet, they shall be as white wool (Isa. I, 18). For the mouth of the Lord has spoken…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:959D…then the cleansing of sins will come about through the blood of Christ, in the greatness of His mercy and in the multitude of the compassions of God, who said (Isa. i, 18): "If your sins be as scarlet, I will m…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885C…orphan,” who had no father on earth. “Defend the widow” (Isa. 1, 17). The wife believed to be the spouse of Joseph. “And come, let us dispute, says the Lord” (Isa. 1, 18). And yet, there is no disputing at the…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885C…For when these things are completed: “If your sins are as scarlet, they shall be whitened as snow; and if they are red as a worm, they shall be as white wool” (Isa. 1, 18). Just as if he were to say: But if you…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:145B…her, the fire of the Spirit [does] not only wipe away filth, but [also] the dye. For, "If your sins," He says, "be as scarlet, I will make them white as snow" (Isa. 1. 18). And even if, He says, the filth of si…
19Isa 1:19
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:225…white as wool and if you be willing and hear me you shall eat the good of the land h various notes h space for repentance perhaps a type that is a pattern as verse chapter…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:393…white as snow and if you are willing and obey me you shall eat the good of the land but if you will not obey me the sword shall devour you for the mouth of the…
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:861…as wool and if you are willing and obey my voice you shall eat the good of the land do you see beloved how the prophet foretold the cleansing power of baptism for he who descends…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1491…you rest and if you are willing and listen to me you shall eat the good of the land but paul was snatched up to the third heaven having already surrendered himself to god o god…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1519A…"If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land," and "If you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword" (Isa. 1:19). Paul was caught up as far as the thir…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:991…y me, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and do not obey me, the sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken these things" (Isa. 1, 19-20). And the Lord Himself, preaching in th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:617D…kednesses from your souls" (Isa. 1:16). And how he consoles them again: "If you are willing, and you listen to me, you shall eat the good things of the earth" (Isa. 1:19). And he discusses yet more things than…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:161…accepted with him act and the prophet exhorts this very thing saying if ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land but if ye refuse and rebel ye shall be devoured…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:27…free from all necessity if you are willing and obedient he says ye shall eat the good of the land isai i do you see that there is need only of will of will i say…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:659D…hy do you grow weary? If there is nothing in the one who wills, why did God say: "If you are willing, and hear me, you shall eat the good things of the earth" (Is. I, 19)? If there is nothing in the one who wi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:779B…ried out through the prophet: 'If you will and hear me, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you will not and will not hear, the sword shall devour you' (Isa. 1. 19-20). The paralytic was dissolved in soul,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:11…. What is the "spiritual blessing in the heavenly places"? It is not on earth, he says, as it was among the Jews: "You shall eat the good things of the earth" (Isa. 1:19); and, "Into a land flowing with milk a…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:945…god of all declares if you are willing and obey me you shall eat the good of the land but if you refuse and do not obey me a sword shall devour you the wise ecclesiastes…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1113A…rophet Isaiah: «If you are willing and obey me, you shall eat the good things of the earth; but if you are not willing, and do not obey me, I compel you not.» (Isa. I, 19, 20). For that which happens by necessi…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:107…white as wool and if you be willing and hear me you shall eat the good of the land but if you will not a and will not hear me the sword shall devour you for…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:607D…ed to the infant Israel the sweet fruits of the promise of earthly goods. For if, he says, you will hear me, you shall eat the good things of the land. Isa. i, 19. They also had a roughness in their lea…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:21…upon us, especially after having heard God speaking through the prophet: "If you are willing and obey me, you shall eat the good things of the earth" (Isa. 1, 19). For by saying "If you are willing," He clearly showed tha…
20Isa 1:20
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:191…of which not one iota shall pass away without having been fulfilled for the mouth of the lord is the holy spirit d and i could bring before you myriads of scriptures from which not one…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:209…and fire shall devour you the result b of disobedience is judgment for the mouth of the lord has spoken these things the law of truth the word of the lord do you wish that i…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:255…if you will not nor hear me the sword shall devour you for the mouth of the lord has spoken these things and in the psalms it is written if my people had heard me and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:629…lord the prophets must be understood of whom isaiah being one said for the mouth of the lord has spoken these things jerusalem is reproached by the savior as having killed the prophets insofar as it…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:117…hath taken away the reproach of the people from all the earth for the mouth of the lord hath spoken these things b h xxxiii by the same promise of good things to the church formerly…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:267…reproach of the people hath he taken away from all the earth for the mouth of the lord hath spoken it then therefore when the saints d shall reign together with the son of god death…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:161…be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land but if ye refuse and rebel ye shall be devoured with the sword isai knowing these things then and that both the willing and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:605…and he shall feed thee with the inheritance of jacob thy father for the mouth of the lord hath spoken these things the promise therefore must be true and established in every way and altogether for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:47…will not and will not hear me the sword shall devour you for the mouth of the lord has spoken these things the god of all has addressed those from israel somewhere through the all wise…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:535…the earth shall be utterly destroyed and the earth shall be plundered for the mouth of the lord has spoken these things when peace is flourishing it is altogether necessary that both cities and provinces be…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:113…prayers of the just and the lord smelled a sweet savor and the mouth of the lord hath spoken these things and the arm of god and b hands and feet and fingers they immediately infer…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:707…fer. But the passion of Christ renders us holy by the intervention of water, cleansing our conscience, just as Scripture warns: "Be washed, be clean" (Isa. i, 20). "If, however, a prince has sinned," etc. If the prince an…
Prudentius Maranus 1683-1762PG 6:81D…shall devour you. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. But if he were speaking of a sword that cuts and immediately lets go, he would not say, devour." Isa. I, 20.…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:827…will not and will not hear me the sword shall devour you for the mouth of the lord hath spoken these things when you have turned and lamented then you shall be saved i am i…
21Isa 1:21
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1065B…the members of Christ, I made them the members of a harlot. Who would not lament over these things and say: How has the faithful city Zion become a harlot? (Is. 1. 21). The heaven was astonished at this, a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:787…er wishing to believe. 39. "An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign." Isaiah says: "O how has the faithful city of Zion become a harlot!" (Isaiah 1. 21). Now, the soul of a faithful man is the bride of Christ; b…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:309A…city that works vanities!" Isa. X, 17. — "I will send my wrath upon an unjust nation." Isa. XXV, 2. — "City of the impious, thou shalt not be built for ever." Isa. I, 21. — "How has the faithful city Sion, ful…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1025D…hings regarding Jerusalem, Naum shall seem to you to say all but the same things as Isaiah, who laments: “How has the faithful city Sion become a harlot?” (Isa. I, 21), here too Jerusalem is understood to b…
22Isa 1:22
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:845D…whereby they most evidently carry out that which was once spoken by God through the prophet Isaiah as a reproach, namely: "Thy taverners mix wine with water" (Isa. 1, 22). For it is apparent that they too, by…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:397C…r thinks lowly of the Word based on human events, such a person, like a Jewish tavern-keeper mixing wine with water, will consider the cross a stumbling-block (Isa. I, 22), and as a Greek...…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:207C…inflict lethal wounds upon souls. Then it renders the cause for which she that was before faithful has become a harlot. 47. Your silver is become dross (Isa. I, 22). That is, the word of faith is counter…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:839C…n himself the image of God, is considered reprobate. Whence Isaiah was saying to Jerusalem: "Your money is reprobate, your tavern-keepers mix wine with water" (Isa. 1. 22), and the rest. Therefore, he overturne…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:431A…n, as I said, to intimate that they mix their own things with the divine. Concerning which matter Isaiah also accused them: Your hucksters mix wine with water (Is. 1:22). For although this was said concerning…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1307B…y bird and to all the beasts of the field,” and, “Send forth the sickle, for the harvest is at hand,” and, “Behold, the axe is laid to the root of the trees.” (Isa. i, 22; Ezek. xxxix, 17; Joel iii, 13; Luke ii…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:391A…mixing their own thoughts with grace, just as those who mix pure wine with water, according to the prophecy which says: « Your retailers mix wine with water » (Isa. I, 22). Then, since he has struck at them but…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:191…ogmatize. By which they evidently carry out what was long ago said by God through the prophet Isaiah as a reproach, namely: Thy vintners mix wine with water (Isa. I, 22). For as it appears, even these men, by…
23Isa 1:23
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:627B…ief and the judge takes bribes, the judgment is not brought to its conclusion. «But companions of thieves and those who pay no heed to the judgment of widows» (Isa. I, 23) who are under the bishop, will not be…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:979…[90], companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking retribution, not rendering justice to the orphans, and not attending to the cause of the widows” (Isa. I, 23). And Jeremiah similarly: “Those who are over my people,” h…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1397A…to the end; for the impious prevails against the just." Sophon. iii, 3. — "Her princes within her are as roaring lions; her judges are as wolves of Arabia." Isa. i, 23. — "Your princes are faithless, compani…
24Isa 1:24
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1279…Cant. 1, 6 1540 139, 9 1489 122, 4 49 1, 12 1554 143, 3, 4 1492 124, 5 61 2, 9 1569 146, 1 1494 125, 2 70 2, 12 T. II p. 112 Cant. 5, 7 1497 126, 4 82 3, 6 108 Isa. 1, 24 1498 127, 2 85 3, 8 190 5, 1 1500 128,…
OrigenesPG 16:2251…desert a waste and a solitude because he has sinned against the lord the lord of hosts the god of israel against the land of the inhabitants go up against it and devote to destruction those…
25Isa 1:25
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1153…the lord almighty strike the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered and i will turn my hand upon the shepherds since the evangelist taking from this point the words strike the shepherd and the sheep…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1343…of the nations i say jerusalem and i will turn my hand upon thee and i will purge thee to be pure and i will destroy the unfaithful and i…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:587…what follows connecting the form of the discourse to the things signified and i will turn my hand upon the little shepherds for indeed if any were under the leaders wishing to act with them in…
26Isa 1:26
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:495…thee shall come to thee fearing and them that provoked thee and thou shalt be called the city of sion the holy one of israel and indeed we know many of those who once uttered blasphemous…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1201…who fight against the Spirit are compared to this, 531. The Apostles made the advent of the Holy Spirit manifest to all, 541. The counselors of whom Isaiah i, 26 speaks are Apostles and evangelists, 422. The Arabs were a…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1207…a remuneration, 498. The flood. After the flood, God gave man the faculty of eating everything, 339. The disciples of the Lord are the judges of whom Isaiah 1, 26 speaks, 421. The discernment of spirits is reckoned among t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:25…blessing to attain to good rulers and after these things you shall be called the city of righteousness the faithful zion metropolis and yet we nowhere find this name given to the city of jerusalem what…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:83D…m who was born—not that which was imposed upon Him, but that which befitted Him from the things themselves. For just as he calls Jerusalem the city of justice (Is 1:26), although it was never called by this…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:827C…hou shalt call," but, "They shall call," that is, the multitudes; or rather, the outcome of events. For just as Jerusalem calls the city "the city of justice" (Isa. 1:26), even if it was never so called; but b…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:57…i will destroy the disobedient and i will humble all the proud and i will restore thy judges as at the first and thy counsellors as at the beginning and after these things thou shalt be…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1337…trembling the sons of them that humbled thee and provoked thee and thou shalt be called the city of the lord sion of the holy one of israel the outcome of events itself clearly displays the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1343…all the wicked from thee and i will humble all the proud and i will restore thy judges as at the first and thy counselors as from the beginning and after these things thou shalt be…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:467…the savior presenting their adoration in their own houses of prayer and thou shalt be called the city of sion but yet jerusalem received another name for the roman emperors called it aelia how therefore is…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:727…your counselors as from the beginning and after these things you shall be called the city of righteousness the faithful mother city sion attend to what is being said through the prophet understanding that he bears…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:909…shall worship the steps of thy feet who were provoking thee and thou shalt be called the city of the lord the sion of the holy one of israel for because thou wast forsaken and hated…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1057…this jerusalem the prophet has said and after these things you shall be called the city of righteousness the faithful metropolis of zion because of the law that went forth from zion and the word of…
AnonymousPG 106:1077…of spoils occurred and like that other c saying the city shall be called the city of righteousness the metropolis of…
28Isa 1:28
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:61…and with mercy and the wicked and the sinners shall be broken together and they that forsake the lord shall be consumed for with the classes now distinguished the one which has believed being approved as…
30Isa 1:30
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1197…words they shall be as an oak that hath cast its leaves and as a garden that hath no water and your strength shall be as the wick of tow and your works as a spark…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:35A…ing for Jerusalem, we too shall say for the present time: "Our city has become like a terebinth that has cast its leaves, and like a garden that has no water" (Is. I, 30). For just as a garden, when it lacks i…
31Isa 1:31
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1047D…uishable fire of Gehenna, according to the prophet who says: "Both shall be kindled together (the unjust and sinners), and there shall be none to quench them" (Isa. 1:31). For this is the second death, as John…
49Isa 1:49
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1203…s, namely, vices, 336. The good is what all seek. God is truly good, 399. The greatest argument of malice is to fall away from the good, 389. That of Isaiah i, 49, "You shall eat the good things of the land," is not to be…