Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 26
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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1240expounds v.9“η επιθυμει η ψυχη ημων. εκ νυκτος ορθριζει το πνευμα μου προς σε ο Θεος διοτι φως τα προσταγματα σου επι της γης. δικαιοσυνην μαθετε οι ενοικουντες επ”154. On «Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth».
1Isa 26:1
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:269…some grievous and god opposing power h chapter xxvi h d v in that day shall this song be sung in the land of juda saying after which day when our savior has received his kingdom…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:799A…ering at this, we say what is expressed through the voice of the prophet: "Behold a city of strength and salvation for us; He will place a wall and a rampart" (Isa. XXVI, 1). The same meaning also applies to the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2215…to be gathered for us h chapter xxvi h a vers on that day shall this song be sung in the land of judea saying behold a strong city and our salvation shall set as a…
OrigenesPG 16:1755…chapter xxvi h a the hebrew in that day this song shall be sung in the land of juda a city of power for us salvation shall he appoint for walls and bulwark open the gates…
2Isa 26:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:49…n Malachi ii, 13, deah, דְּעָה; Osee xi, 1, neph, נֶפֶשׁ; by la. Psalm viii, 6, mali, מַעַל. Psalm xi, 7, baal IV Reg. i, 2, bal, בַּעַל. Isaiah xxvi, 2, saareim, שְׁעָרִים. At the end of words they almost alwa…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:885D…further, murmurs against the Supreme? As for the Gentiles, this is the same one’s sentence: “Open the gates, and let the just nation enter, keeping the truth” (Isa. 26, 2), apprehending justice, loving peace, b…
3Isa 26:3
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:49…they did not aspirate the v. Thus Psalm cix, 4, ta, תָּ, "ros"; Psalm viii, 6, par, פַּר, "parum"; Deuteron. xi, 3, A., settim, שִׁטִּים; and Isaiah xxvi, 3 and 4, batoû batoû, בִּטְחוּ בָּטְחוּ. Iod. Eusebiu…
4Isa 26:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1703B…two-letter name is called by the Rabbis, and is said to be taken from the eternity of the existence of God: and therefore it is joined with the Tetragrammaton. Isa. xxvi, 4. "In the Lord God." He is the only God…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:527…a confirmed creation guarding of peace because in him they trust trust in the lord for ever for in the lord is the lord who established the ages but among the seventy thus open the gates…
7Isa 26:7
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:223…faith.” Isa. xxiv, 16. — “O Lord God of Israel, from the wings of the earth we have heard wonders. Hope is for the pious, and they shall say: Woe to the weak.” Isa. xxvi, 7. — “The way of the pious is straight an…
9Isa 26:9
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1119D…onvivii, mittebat Job et purificabat eos exsurgens mane, etc. Didymus. — Just as it is said: "My spirit watches for you from the night in the morning, O God" (Isa. XXVI, 9). And: "O God, my God, I watch for you…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:695B…e need of a lamp. The Law was given to us for an aid, and it becomes a light on our path. For it is written: "Because Thy precepts are a light upon the earth" (Isa. 26.9). The Old Testament was given long ago…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1097B…commandments of the law. "For the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes" [Ps. XVIII, 9]. And again, "For thy commandments are a light" [Isa. XXVI, 9]. From the sixth hour is the half of t…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:749B…those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied. Levit. xix, 36. — Just balances and just weights, and a just measure shall be yours. Isa. xxvi, 9. — Learn justice, you who inhabit the e…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1379A…to speak truth is more pleasing to the Lord than the blood of victims." Isa. XXXII, 17. — "The works of justice shall be peace, and justice shall obtain rest." Isa. XXVI, 9, 2. — "Learn justice, you who dwell on…
10Isa 26:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:293D…thers were sent away dishonored so that they might not see the glory of God (For let the ungodly be taken away, so that he may not see the glory of the Lord [Is. XXVI, 10]), and this alone were the punishment—w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1099…48: Of God. The codex of Olivarius added: For let the impious be taken away, he says, that he may not see the glory of God, from the prophecy of Isaiah xxvi, 10, where it is read the glory of the Lord. Col. 295, l. 9 f…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:313B…. II, 8). This is also what this same prophet himself exclaims a little further on: "Let the ungodly be taken away, that he may not see the glory of the Lord" (Isa. XXVI, 10). 5. And he shall be girded with righ…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1155…rt, and to destroy transgressors from it." (Isa. xxvi, 19): "The land of the impious shall fall." (Isa. xxx, 14): "Trembling shall take hold of the impious." (Isa. xxvi, 10): "Let the impious be taken away, that…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:155D…is discovered to have lived negligently, it will hear that most terrible voice: "Let the impious one be taken away, that he may not see the glory of God" (Isa. xxvi, 10). Then "a day of wrath, a day of afflic…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:557D…ix days are proclaimed by the heralds of the truth. For there is no disagreement in what is said, but the highest harmony [exists] between— Joan. XXI, 22. Isa. XXVI, 10. Deut. XIX, 15. Matth. XVII, 1; Mar…
Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:199C…But if it is found to have lived in negligence, it hears that most terrible voice: Let the ungodly be taken away, that he may not see the glory of the Lord (Isa. XXVI, 10). Then the day of wrath, the day of…
11Isa 26:11
John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:939D…hand and his holy arm have saved him (Ps. XCVII, 1); and that passage: Lord, your arm was high, and they did not know; but those who know shall be confounded (Isa. XXVI, 11). Just as, therefore, the arm is natura…
Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:531A…ht hand and his holy arm have saved him' (Psalm 97:1); and again: 'Lord, high is your arm, and they did not know it; but when they know, they will be ashamed' (Isa. 26:11). Just as, therefore, the arm is natura…
12Isa 26:12
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:89B…t your sins separate between you and Me?" (Isa. 59: 2). But punishments bring us to God; for he says: "Give us peace, for Thou hast rendered everything to us" (Isa. 26: 12) [82]. If anyone has a wound, what is w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:775C…en received peace from the angels, thirsted for peace given by his own person and authority. For this reason Isaiah cried out: "O Lord our God, give us peace" (Is. 26:12): not through others, but through thyse…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:561A…rusalem, because she received from the hand of the Lord double her sins (Is. 40. 1, 2); and again, Give us peace, for Thou hast rendered everything to us (Is. 26. 12). And David says, Behold my enemies, t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:867D…have hated me with an unjust hatred; and, Forgive all my sins (Ps. xxiv. 18, 19). And another again, Lord, give us peace: for all things you have given to us (Isa. xxvi. 12). But these things show that the good r…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:513C…h the prophet, and we ourselves: "O Lord our God, give peace to us. Lord, take possession of us, for apart from You we know no other, we call upon Your name." (Isa. XXVI, 12.) 6. Now, for the children of the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:385…nce from God." VIII. The second dialogue is entirely against Eunomius and his teacher Aetius; the Dialogist urges at the very beginning the place of Isaiah 26:12, 13, as it is in the Septuagint, "Lord God, give us peace,…
Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:551…lord has not done and again it is written in isaiah thou hast wrought all our works in us o lord in vain too would be the ministrations of the angelic orders through whose service these…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:57D…s received from the hand of the Lord double for her sins (Isa. 40. 1-2). And again the prophet: Lord, give us peace, for you have rendered everything to us (Isa. 26. 12), indicating that punishments and chast…
13Isa 26:13
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:175B…while oppressed, so also we, having the innate law and according to the ineffable groanings of the Spirit interceding and saying, O Lord our God, possess us (Isa. XXVI, 13), it came to pass just as into a house…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:961…from the nations might be able to say the canticle of isaiah o lord our god other lords besides thee have had dominion over us only in thee let us record thy name whatever however is…
14Isa 26:14
OrigenesPG 16:1755…dead shall not live the rephaim shall not rise therefore thou hast visited and destroyed them and made all their memory to perish thou hast added to the nation thou hast glorified thee thou hast removed…
15Isa 26:15
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291A…he day is its own evil,” instead of saying that the work occurring therein is the cause of ten thousand labors and pains for men. (Ps. LXXVII, 49; Isa. XLV, 7; Isa. XXVI, 15; Mich. I, 12; Gen. XVI, 6; XV, 13; Ps.…
16Isa 26:16
Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:697…Septuagint version, nevertheless for the most part followed the Hebrew truth. As one or two examples of this fact are brought forward, from the LXX, Isaiah xxvi, 16, the author recites these: "Behold..."…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:253A…hanksgiving for those things which are present. Let us say during the sadder twists of fortune to the wise Physician: "In tribulation is thy discipline to us" (Isa. xxvi, 16). Let us say: "It is good for me that t…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1277B…render thanks for the things that are present. Let us say to the wise Physician in the sadder turns of events, "In small affliction is thy discipline for us" (Isa. xxvi, 16). Let us say, "It is good for me that t…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:21C…m is on my account." Jon. II, 2. — "I cried in my tribulation." Jon. IV, 3. — "Master Lord, take my soul from me, for it is better for me to die than to live." Isa. XXVI, 16. — "Lord, in tribulation we have rememb…
17Isa 26:17
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1195A…acti sumus a facie tua, Domine concepimus, et quasi parturivimus ("So have we been before thy face, O Lord; we have conceived, and as it were brought forth"): Isa. xxvi, 17; we have substituted the translation of…
18Isa 26:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:543B…conceives from this seed of the word, and forms the word in itself, until it brings forth the spirit of the fear of God. For thus they say through the prophet (Isa. xxvi, 18): Because of thy fear, O Lord, we have…
Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1481D…heard most brave men say to God: "By your fear, O Lord, we have conceived in the womb, and have been in pain, and have brought forth the spirit of salvation" (Isa. 26, 18); so also whoever conceives from the fe…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:613A…m thy fear, O Lord, we have received in the womb, and have been in pain, and have brought forth the spirit of salvation, which we have wrought upon the earth (Isa. xxvi, 18). Therefore, the extirpation of wicked…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1387…ge," for it indicates adolescence, which has not yet reached the strength and firmness of manly age. Col. 702 D. Cum quispiam. The passage is from Isaiah xxvi, 18: καὶ ἐτέκομεν πνεῦμα σωτηρίας σου, "through thy fear we c…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1407…, from the manuscript, which had been omitted by a copyist who was in too much of a hurry. Col. 1111 C. To bear in the womb. He alludes to that of Isaiah xxvi, 18: Dia ton phobon sou en gastri elabomen, kai ōdinēsamen, ka…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:721A…on. Wherefore also Isaiah said: From thy fear, O Lord, we have conceived and brought forth; we have brought forth the spirit of thy salvation upon the earth (Isa. 26:18). From there Christ was taken; so what…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:923C…your fear, O Lord, we have conceived in the womb, and have labored, and have brought forth; we have brought forth the spirit of your salvation upon the earth" (Isa. xxvi, 18). For those who began to claim Emmanuel…
19Isa 26:19
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1789…g the resurrection of the flesh are most well-known and certain in the book of Job, chapter 19, 25 and 27. Also Ezekiel 37, 3, 4, etc.; Daniel 12, 2; Isaiah 26, 19; from which Tertullian, Ambrose, Cyril, and others, after I…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:217C…n to be constructed for the deposition of human bodies, or carved into rocks, or dug into the earth, but every locus 20 I Cor. XIV, 12. 21 Ps. CIV, 15. 22 Isa. XXVI, 19. 23 I Cor. XV, 42-44. 24 Apoc. XX, 6.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:823D…aiah declared with these words: The dead shall rise, and those who are in the sepulchers shall be awakened. For the dew which is from you is medical to them (Isa. XXVI, 19). And not only this, but that after the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:735A…ly is brought against God, who most openly declares through the voice of the saints: "The dead shall rise, and those who are in the monuments shall be raised" (Isa. xxvi, 19). Therefore, let us take on manly coura…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1155…to make the whole world a desert, and to destroy transgressors from it." (Isa. xxvi, 19): "The land of the impious shall fall."…
Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:635A…are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth" (Ps. ciii, 30). Isaiah also says: "The dead shall rise, and they that are in the graves shall be raised" (Isa. xxvi, 19). And the blessed Ezekiel says: "And it…
20Isa 26:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:167…which the prophet also says go my people enter into thy chambers shut thy doors about thee hide thyself for a little moment until the indignation be overpast d it is for the whole people here…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:877…be said to the saints go my people enter into thy chambers shut thy doors about thee hide thyself for a little moment until the indignation of my wrath pass away in which words how great…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:585A…r. To them also can be conveniently applied the prophetic word: Vade, popule meus, intra in cubiculum tuum, and the rest, donec transeat indignatio Domini (Isa. xxvi, 20): as happened with Lot, that the good m…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1277A…keep in reserve, or in which one can be concealed, according to what was also said in the prophet: "Go, my people, enter into your inner room, hide yourself" (Isa. xxvi, 20). But the subject matter itself cla…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1081…be avoided and he who says shut thy door and hide thyself for a little moment until the indignation of the lord pass over and he who dwells in the house of jacob and he who…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:637…was afflicted before god and warned them to withdraw thus 'hide yourselves for a little moment until the indignation of the lord passes by' d for indeed those who live piously in christ will be persecuted…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:639…in having obeyed the divine Scripture which says: "Hide yourself for a little while, as it were for a moment, until the wrath of the Lord passes by" (Isaiah xxvi, 20). And…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:671…such disasters were expected exhorted them in a loud voice saying go my people enter thou into thy chambers shut thy doors hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation be overpast…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:751…the church had departed anno knowing what is written but hide thyself for a little moment until the indignation pass over…