Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 14
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1Isa 14:1
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:191…under the empire of the medes h chapter xiv h vers and the lord will have mercy on jacob and will yet choose israel and they shall rest upon their own land and the sojourner shall…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1201…crowd of innumerable evils accompanies youth, which is not only of tender age, but is also branded by its habits, 454. Stranger, who is called so in Isaiah xiv, 1, is perhaps a Gentile people, 591. The Egyptians claimed fo…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:365…would follow at his heels as it were point by point and the lord will have mercy on jacob and will yet choose israel and they shall rest upon their own land and the proselyte shall…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2093…cunning and difficult to catch h cap xiv h a vers and the lord will have mercy on jacob and will yet choose israel and they shall rest in their own land and the stranger shall…
2Isa 14:2
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:365…they shall be added to the house of jacob and the nations shall take them and bring them into their place and they shall inherit and be multiplied upon the land of god for menservants and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1597…that i was accustomed to supply to you they did not dwell in the land of the lord for they did not conduct their life as in a land dedicated to god but lived unlawfully ephraim…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1217…roduces fruit), I, 148. Ps. 143 (144) initial, 1565. On Ps. 145 (146 initial), II, 156. Cant. 8, 6, 230. Isa. 6, 21 (πάταχρα instead of πάτρια), 266. Isa. 14, 2, 269 extr. Verse 17, 344 initial. Isa. 46 initial, 491. Jer…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:717…you shall be disappointed in your hopes vers they have not dwelt in the land of the lord ephraim has dwelt in egypt for they did not live lawfully as in a land consecrated to god…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:175…rightful penalty by the loss of your fruits they did not dwell in the land of the lord for you shall not dwell even in the land that was granted to you for they did not…
3Isa 14:3
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:365…come to pass in that day that god shall cause thee to rest from thy sorrow and from thy wrath and from the hard bondage b wherein thou hast served them he raises up again to…
4Isa 14:4
OrigenesPG 16:2089…family kindred from the north vacant this land shall be for desolation against the king of babylon and against that nation lxx interpreters c vacant another jeremiah the prophet vacant vacant and you did not listen…
6Isa 14:6
OrigenesPG 16:2689D…written according to the ones from which it was also cited. That is, Ezechiel according to the LXX described, with which it was also compared. Cf. note to Is. xiv, 6. IDEM.…
9Isa 14:9
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:739…you all the giants who ruled the earth the lords were stirred up from their thrones all the kings of the nations all together shall answer and say and you have been captured just as we…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:587…all the giants who ruled the earth rose up against you who raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations all shall answer and say to you but what will the defeated powers…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:191…the giants who ruled the earth were aroused for you who raised from their thrones all the kings of the nations we too may rightly say this to satan we who were once devastated by him…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:753…ned, the day being obscured, then he too will be embittered; and that which is written will be fulfilled: Hades below was embittered at meeting you (Isa. 14:9). Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. D…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:371…over the earth were raised up together for thee those who raised from their thrones all the kings of the nations all shall answer and say to thee even thou hast been taken as we also…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4149…earth shall come so that they may serve christ under one yoke all the kings of the nations slept in honor all the kings of the nations were stirred up from their thrones kings who will…
10Isa 14:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:551D…rtured suffer it. And do not marvel; for listen to a certain wise man saying: Even thou hast been brought to ruin as we, and thou hast been counted among us (Isa. 14:10). For human nature is prone to commiser…
11Isa 14:11
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…against their teachers and elders he brought forward this for an example thy pomp is brought down to the grave and the noise of thy viols the worm is spread under thee and the worms cover…
12Isa 14:12
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…viols the worm is spread under thee and the worms cover thee how art thou fallen from heaven o lucifer son of the morning how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:231B…audacity of the devil, and his great boasts, and seeing him now dead, were saying with wonder: “How has Lucifer, who rose in the morning, fallen from heaven?” (Isa. xiv, 12). And, “How has the hammer of all the e…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1049D…ibuted goodness, these are of a mutable nature. For neither would Lucifer have fallen, who was rising in the morning, nor [would there be] in the earth, » etc. Isa. xiv, 12. Ibid. D 5. Quo pacto tertiæ. This h…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:201…in view nothing other than what isaiah says in chapter xiv verse how art thou fallen from heaven o lucifer thou art fallen to the earth where however the prophet immediately subjoins yet thou shalt be…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:505B…in from the beginning came from this source—listen to what the prophet Isaiah says: How has the Morning Star, which rose in the morning, fallen from heaven? (Is. 14: 12). He is not speaking of the morning sta…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1421C…fer the greatest detriment from this quasi-tyranny, after the manner of that first apostate who, like a flash of lightning, fell from heaven for his pride (Isa. xiv, 12), the wise curator of all things necess…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1097A…to you, but incited by the desire for greater things, you became full of lawlessness, and you received the wounds of sin. This is what the prophet Isaiah says ⟦Isa. XIV, 12.⟧ concerning him: “How has the day-sta…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1173D…ghteous man falls from righteousness, let us say concerning him what was said by Isaiah: "How has Lucifer fallen from heaven, and been crushed to the ground?" (Isa. xiv, 12.)…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1405D…ell. As a garment dyed in blood shall not be clean, neither shalt thou be clean, because thou hast destroyed my land, and slain my people, saith the Lord. (Isa. xiv, 12-20). Deceit is in his hand, and he shall…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:165D…e thing—that is, our mind and reason—shall have been joined with its kindred nature, and when the image shall have ascended Rom. xi, 33. Job xxxviii, 16. Isa. xiv, 12. Exod. xiv, 20. Psal. xvii, 12. T…
13Isa 14:13
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations for thou hast said in thine heart i will ascend into heaven i will exalt my throne above the stars of god i will…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:163…been broken and dashed to the ground but thou saidst in thy heart i will ascend into heaven i will place my throne above the stars of heaven i will sit on the high mountain above…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:409…then nevertheless speaking great things in order to seize men thou sayest i will ascend into heaven i will place my seat above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high c…
Alexander of Alexandria d. 326PG 18:631…face proclaims with prophetic and sacred utterances but you said in your heart i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars i will sit on an exalted mountain upon the lofty…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:555…ground he who sent to all nations but you said in your heart i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will be like the most high and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:271…has been crushed to the ground but you said in your mind i will ascend into heaven i will place my throne above the stars of heaven i will ascend above the clouds i will be…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:195…reproached by what the word says but thou saidst in thy mind i will ascend into heaven i will exalt my throne above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1163B…will ascend to the heavens; above the clouds I will place my seat, and I will sit above the highest mountains of the north, and I will be like the Most High" (Isa. XIV, 13)—because he was thinking such things, a…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:359D…ar as they are, come, let us from this very passage briefly refute their heresy, as we have been taught by the Fathers. It is the custom of divine Scripture Isa. xiv, 13.…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:261B…tars; and I will sit on the high mountain, above the high mountains which are towards the north. I will ascend above the clouds; I will be like the Most High" (Isa. xiv, 13, 14). For this reason, from there venge…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:607…are bewailed for after lucifer having fallen from heaven said in his heart i will ascend into heaven i will be like the most high in order that it might be discovered and ascertained how much…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:607…does isaiah say to him refuting his thoughts you said in your heart i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will sit on a lofty mountain above…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1217…say it to someone or to others but within his own mind i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will be like the most high for just…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:553A…had been was wiser. And what did he practice? He desired to be equal to God, saying: I will set my throne above the clouds, and I will be like the Most High (Is. 14, 13). He took away "God," and set down "Mos…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:867…g the throne of the Lord for himself, as the prophet testifies: "I will place my throne above the stars of heaven, and I shall be like the Most High" (Isaiah 14:13-14). From the beginning, as soon as man was created, he attemp…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:331D…own himself will know all things, so he who is ignorant of himself will not know others either. Such was he who said: "I will place my throne above the stars" (Isa. 14:13). Because he was ignorant of himself, h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:599…may learn his foolishness from his own words hear what he says i will exalt my throne above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high isai xiv and i will take…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:505C…t follows he says, But you said in your heart, "I will ascend into heaven, I will set my throne above the stars of heaven, and I will be like the Most High" (Is. 14: 13). That a star has neither thought, nor…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:375…they were masters of all things vers but you said in your heart i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will sit on a high mountain upon…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291A…ghbor that one does not even deem him worthy of a word.” (Ps. LXI, 6; XII, 1; LII, 1; LXXIII, 5; LXXIII, 13; LXXII, 8; Mal. I, 6; Isa. XLVII, 10; Soph. II, 15; Isa. XIV, 13; Ps. XXIX, 7; Matt. V, 22.) 28. “Evil,…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1097…his former madness and his exceeding arrogance but you said in your heart i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will sit on a high mountain upon…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:475A…"I will set my throne above the stars, and I will be like the Most High, and I will take hold of the world as a nest, and as abandoned eggs I will take them" (Isa. 14:13–14). And Ezekiel, through the prince of Ty…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:593…of heaven hear isaiah concerning lucifer affecting divinity ch xiv vers who said in thine heart i will ascend into heaven i will exalt my throne above the stars of god i will sit upon the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1263B…counsel of the Lord remains forever." Isa. xiv, 27. — "What God holy has decreed, who shall bring to nothing? and His sublime hand, who shall turn it away?" Isa. xiv, 13, 24. — "Thus says the Lord Sabaoth, say…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1405…who didst send to all nations and thou saidst in thy c heart i will ascend into heaven i will exalt my throne above the stars of heaven i will sit in a high mountain on…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:385…but you said speaking to the one who has fallen in your heart i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high but you…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1323…he was created and desiring to oppose himself to him he said i will ascend into heaven i will place my throne above the stars of heaven i will ascend above the clouds and i will…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1257…ask was the pride of him who holds the primacy among them i will exalt my throne above the stars of god and i will be like the most high and i will seize the orbit…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:539A…the God who is above all, what pride and arrogance is this! For they almost surpass in boastfulness even him who said: "I will set my throne above the stars" (Isa. xiv, 13): who, of course, do not rise up agains…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:485…turning away and madness he adds but you said in your mind i will ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will sit on the high mountain which is…
14Isa 14:14
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north i will ascend above the heights of the clouds i will be like the most high yet thou shalt be brought down to hell…
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:741…the high mountains which are towards the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high but now you shall descend into hell and to the foundations of the earth those…
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:771…into heaven above the stars of heaven i will set my throne i will be like the most high…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:163…the high mountains which are towards the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high but now thou shalt be brought down to hell and to the foundations of the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:665…that are to the north i will ascend above the clouds and i will be like the most high do you still ask if he himself is elate and proud rather he is proud and elate…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:899…him who said i will set my seat above the clouds and i will be like the most high from there perhaps it is that the prophet also says a false horse for safety and again…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:757…the earth and i will ascend above the clouds of heaven and i will be like the most high these things belong to nabuchodonosor likewise also the prince of tyre and pharaoh for the true and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:165…with himself saying i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high but he forgot the divine knowledge having cast off the discipline of youth now youth is understood…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:233…do not say i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high do not crave the first place of the seat of honor but look to the last place…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:409…heaven i will place my seat above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high c thou surely sayest this for this reason that thou mightest be able to be adored and…
Alexander of Alexandria d. 326PG 18:631…the lofty mountains that look towards the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high to these things the lord himself through the prophet ezekiel openly bears similar witness explicitly…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:555…into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will be like the most high and again thus says the lord because your heart was lifted up and you said i am…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:271…place my throne above the stars of heaven i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high but now you shall descend to hades and to the foundations of the earth c…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:273…threats he had made against all mankind and intensifying that godless voice i will be like the most high through the ministries of unclean and wicked demons setting before men oracles healings and the like by…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:195…heaven i will exalt my throne above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high and you shall further attribute the remaining things to that interpretation after you have applied what is…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1163…and i will sit above the highest mountains of the north and i will be like the most high isa xiv because he was thinking such things and saying such things and pondering such things this…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1009…above the stars i will place my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high b god as if laughing at his arrogance says what o miserable devil are you boasting about…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:257…i will ascend and i will place my throne before god and i will be like the most high and for this reason he was cast down and his inheritance became b the eternal fire pride…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:903…an exalted mountain i will place my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high but you are a man and not god and another prophet says why do you boast in…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:261…the high mountains which are towards the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high isa xiv for this reason from there vengeance takes its beginning and if someone puffed…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:607…fallen from heaven said in his heart i will ascend into heaven i will be like the most high in order that it might be discovered and ascertained how much he who is contaminated with every…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:607…heaven i will sit on a lofty mountain above the clouds and i will be like the most high these things the wicked heart plotted against itself and even before these what the great mind in…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1217…into heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven i will be like the most high for just as he who has knowledge of god keeps his word and translates his commandments into…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:549…upon the high mountains which are towards the north i will ascend i will be like the most high but now you shall descend into hades to the foundations of the earth and so forth h…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:965…thought thus saying i will place my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high wherefore again god cries out against him through the words that follow in ezekiel saying and you…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:989…evil and saying i will place my seat above the clouds and i will be like the most high and knowing good and evil as he does namely foreknowing who is about to do this or…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1031…their place the king of all that is upon the earth saying i will be like the most high but you are frustrated in your hope for i give them all power to tread upon the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1083…dared to say i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high if carrying around such dung and filth he speaks in this way if he had been completely…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:121…will place my throne above the stars of heaven he says and i will be like the most high isai then mocking him and declaring his end he says under you they shall strew rot and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:553…to god saying i will set my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high is he took away god and set down most high ashamed to name him whom he denied…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:115…a witness speaking thus concerning him i will ascend into heaven and i will be like the most high those who do not gladly receive allegories will reject our testimony but if we apply paul as…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:777…of them say i will place my throne in the clouds and i will be like the most high isai terrestrial that they may believe in me and obey my commands infernal that they may be…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:689…the clouds and i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high but now you shall descend to hades to the foundations of the earth isa do you see…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:599…says i will exalt my throne above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high isai xiv and i will take away the riches of the peoples as eggs that are left…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:693…the proud one by this art he cast down him who said i will be like the most high by this strategy he overcame the world and broke the teeth of the ruler of this world…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:505…heaven i will set my throne above the stars of heaven and i will be like the most high is that a star has neither thought nor mind nor steps is plain to everyone but he…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:375…the high mountains that are towards the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high but now you shall descend into hell and to the foundations of the earth they…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:809…that reason was condemned or was it because he dared to say i will be like the most high for he imagined that a created thing could ascend to the nature of the creator and would…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:197…as he dared to say i will ascend above the clouds and i will be like the most high in the same way these men also far overstepping the limits of human nature and transcending the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:607…and of the preeminence of his dignities for he dared to say i will be like the most high since he could not resist the decrees from above and could not cause trouble to the just…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:945B…supercilious and a thief of supreme glory, who ejects speeches full of audacity from his savage mind (for he has dared to say, "I will be like the Most High" [Isa. XIV, 14]), having placed the yoke of his own pe…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1423…what the tyrant thought when with excessive temerity he said to god i will be like the most high let there not sprout among you as a d root of bitterness that which existed similar to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1097…mountain upon the high mountains toward the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high he calls the mountains toward the north the occasions of wickedness for from the north…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1359…for you said i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high for this reason he sees the height of the tree reached up to heaven and because he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:475…by the saying i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high and i will take hold of the world as a nest and as abandoned eggs i will…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:769…throne above the stars and i will ascend above the clouds and i will be like the most high and i will take in my hand the whole world as a nest and as eggs that…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1887…my throne above the stars and after saying other things he declared i will be like the most high it was necessary therefore that the punishment should begin from this point for insolence precedes pride for…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:593…in the sides of the north i will ascend above the height of the clouds i will be like the most high but what is the end of this ascent yet thou shalt be brought down…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1405…mountain on the high mountains toward the north i will ascend above the clouds i will be like the most high but now thou shalt descend into hell and to the foundations of the earth they…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:385…ascend into heaven i will set my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high but you shall be cast down to hades gregory also in his poems passing over to this…
Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:789…said i will set my throne above the clouds of heaven and i will be like the most high he who exists and is called the father of lies for who upon encountering the divine scripture…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:749B…High” (Ps. LXXXI, 6). And the one among them who was called Lucifer, for having said he would be like the Most High and would set his throne above the heavens (Isa. XIV, 14), having forfeited the good things he p…
Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:505…said i will place my seat above the stars of god and i will be like the most high and because of this very sin they were cast down and plummeted from heaven thus far philoxenus…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1323…above the stars of heaven i will ascend above the clouds and i will be like the most high by his own will he became and is named darkness on account of such pride for although…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1295B…lightening of the burdensome ministry and by other extravagant promises—"For I will set my throne," he says, "in the clouds, and I will be like the Most High" (Isa. xiv, 14)—consented to his treachery and plots.…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:155…for he said i will set my throne upon the clouds and i will be like the most high hence it is that according to the voice of the lord he fell from heaven to earth…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1257…them i will exalt my throne above the stars of god and i will be like the most high and i will seize the orbit of the earth as a nest and i will take it…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:881…things to say i will set my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high spoken by the primal evil and wicked power would not be burdensome nor merely long to propose…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:441…arrogant he said i will set my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high on his harbouring these thoughts his host followed him in this impiety and he was cast down…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:871…when he said i will set my throne above the stars and i will be like the most high d for what greater impiety could be uttered than that a man becomes an uncreated and beginningless…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:873…when he said i will place my throne above the clouds and i will be like the most high certainly in this impiety nothing more atrocious can be devised than when a man boasts that he…
Gregory ThaumaturgusPG 10:1167…say i will set my throne above the clouds of heaven and i will be like the most high how he shattered him now the prophet subsequently declared saying but now you shall descend into hades…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:541…said i will place my throne above the clouds i will ascend i will be like the most high c thus then that one suffers with shame yet even if the shameless one dares again to…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:405A…om, as I said in the preface. SECOND EDITION. The prophets, mocking him, said: “For I shall set my throne above the stars, and I shall be like the Most High” (Isa. xiv, 14). And they said to one another: “Come,…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:485…which is toward the north i will ascend above the clouds and i will be like the most high likewise showing also the just judgment of god regarding him he adds but now you shall descend…
Bartholomew of Edessa fl. c. 12th centuryPG 104:1393…saying i will establish my throne above the clouds of heaven and i will be like the most high if evil and good have god as their author why were sodom and gomorrah devastated by their…
15Isa 14:15
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…the heights of the clouds i will be like the most high yet thou shalt be brought down to hell to the sides of the pit they that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:163…above the clouds i will be like the most high but now thou shalt be brought down to hell and to the foundations of the earth those who see thee shall be amazed at thee and…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:201…thou art fallen to the earth where however the prophet immediately subjoins yet thou shalt be brought down to hell into the depth of the pit for that all these things were understood by didymus of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:689C…e the clouds, and I will set my throne above the stars, and I will be like the Most High; but now you shall descend to Hades, to the foundations of the earth (Isa. 14: 15). Do you see how he punishes the one wh…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1097A…mountains toward the north” the occasions of wickedness. For from the north, according to the prophet, “evils shall be kindled upon all who inhabit the earth” ⟦Isa. XIV, 15.⟧. Having thus laid bare his pride, he…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:593…like the most high but what is the end of this ascent yet thou shalt be brought down to hell to the sides of the pit thus the babylonian nimrod began to build a tower reaching…
16Isa 14:16
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…shalt be brought down to hell to the sides of the pit they that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee and consider thee saying is this the man that made the earth to tremble that…
17Isa 14:17
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…the earth to tremble that did shake kingdoms that made the world a wilderness and destroyed the cities thereof that opened not the house of his prisoners b he strongly forbade drunkenness and preached that drunkards…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:375…troubled the whole earth that shook kings that made the whole world a wilderness and destroyed the cities and did not set open the prison he says that he is involved in unexpected calamities and having…
18Isa 14:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:163…who destroyed cities and did not release those who are in bonds all the kings of the nations have slept in honor every one in his own house but thou shalt be cast out on the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:377…punishment those who were entangled in many vices through human infirmity vers all the kings of the nations have slept in honor every one in his own house but thou shalt be cast out in the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4149…earth shall come so that they may serve christ under one yoke all the kings of the nations slept in honor all the kings of the nations were stirred up from their thrones kings who will…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1405…desert and destroyed the cities and did not set his prisoners free all the kings of the nations have slept in glory every one in his own house but thou art cast out in the mountains…
19Isa 14:19
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:875A…in a certain place: "As a garment stained in blood will not be clean; so neither shall you be clean, because you have destroyed my land, and killed my people" (Isa. xiv, 19, 20). "You shall not remain for an eter…
OrigenesPG 16:1683…Ibid. Jerome: For the flower, which in Hebrew is called NESER, Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion translated: sprout. Furthermore, the same Jerome on Isaiah xiv, 19: NESER is properly called a shrub, which grows at the roots…
20Isa 14:20
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1153D…. xxv, 2): "The city of the impious shall not be built for all time." (Isa. lviii, 1): "I will command the world with evils, and the impious with their sins." (Isa. xiv, 20): "The evil seed shall not remain for a…
OrigenesPG 16:1695…the stones of the cistern as a carcass trampled underfoot you will not be joined with them in burial seed of evildoers of their fathers and let them fill the faces of the world with cities…
21Isa 14:21
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1111…the other manuscripts do the latin vulgate said and they shall not fill the face of the world with cities but in the vatican edition it is with wars and it is noted in some books…
OrigenesPG 16:1695…as rot as seed of evildoers of their fathers and they shall fill the face of the world with cities hebraic text version traveler parable b golden payment striking pine fir trees it trembled he roused…
OrigenesPG 16:1697…to the foundations of a pit seed of evildoers and they shall fill the face of the world with cities b and syrens aq sym theod syrens theod and her days or aut n of them…
22Isa 14:22
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:163…inherit the earth and fill the earth with wars and i shall rise up against them saith the lord sabaoth and i will cause their name to perish and their remnants and their seed by these…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:611…may not rise and may not fill the earth with cities and i will rise up against them saith the lord sabaoth and i will destroy their name and remnant and seed not only will he…
24Isa 14:24
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:195…the lord of hosts as i have spoken so shall it be and as i have purposed so shall it remain to destroy the assyrians in my land and upon my mountains and they shall be…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:615…the lord of hosts as i have spoken so shall it be and as i have purposed so shall it stand to destroy the assyrians upon my land and upon my mountains and they shall be…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1201…y is often understood by the Assyrian in Scripture, 536. The Assyrians led the Jewish people into captivity, 569. What is the sense of those words in Isaiah xiv, 24, "I will destroy the Assyrians," 595. An astral body is sai…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:385…the lord of hosts as i have spoken so shall it be and as i have purposed so shall it remain to destroy the assyrians in my land and upon my mountains and they shall be…
25Isa 14:25
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:195…as i have purposed so shall it remain to destroy the assyrians in my land and upon my mountains and they shall be for a trampling and their yoke shall be taken away from them and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:385…as i have purposed so shall it remain to destroy the assyrians in my land and upon my mountains and they shall be for a trampling and their yoke shall be taken away from them and…
26Isa 14:26
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:195…away from them vers this is the counsel that the lord hath purposed upon the whole earth and this is the high hand upon all nations for what the holy god hath purposed who shall dissipate…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:617…this is the counsel that has been purposed regarding the whole world and this is the hand that is lifted high upon all the nations of the world for whom shall god the holy one purpose…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:385…is the counsel that the lord has purposed over the whole world and this is the hand that is high over all the nations of the world for what the holy god has purposed who shall…
27Isa 14:27
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:457A…difficult are unexpectedly settled. "For the high hand," as it is written, "who shall turn it back?" (Isa. xiv, 27). It came to pass, therefore, that all…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1263B…— "Terrible in counsels above the sons of men." Prov. xix, 21. — "Many are the thoughts in the heart of a man: but the counsel of the Lord remains forever." Isa. xiv, 27. — "What God holy has decreed, who shal…
Athanasius I of Constantinople c. 1230 – c. 1310PG 142:495A…solubili amoris vinculo astricti, non levi de causa a vobis nos segregavimus, sed ut ille magnus præco ait, «Quæ sanctus Deus consilia iniit quis dissipabit?» [Isa. XIV, 27]. Nam cum ille et conspectu et alloquio…
28Isa 14:28
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:619…who is able to scatter the counsel of the lord b vers in the year that king ahaz died this word came rejoice not all ye foreigners for the yoke of him who smites you is…
29Isa 14:29
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1201…of any religious feeling, 528. He sent gold and silver from the treasures of the house of the Lord to the king of the Assyrians, 597. These words of Isaiah xiv, 29, "Out of the root of the serpent," etc., signify the poster…
30Isa 14:30
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:285C…“The poor shall feed [in the ways] by the Lord, and the needy shall rest in peace. The Lord hath founded Sion, and in him the poor of the people shall hope.” ⟦Isa. xiv, 30.⟧ “The humble man slipped, and they ad…