Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 29
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4Isa 29:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1427A…same Reg. brings forward another version without a name, namely, was changed. Ibid. 'A., in the magician. Reg. and Coislin. 2. Thus likewise Aquila translates, Isa. xxix, 4. V. 9. 'A., magicians, ventriloquists,…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1347A…et Satanas Apocal. XII, 9. Accommodat hanc vocem illis dæmonibus, qui videntur e sepulcris mortuorum, vel subterraneis locis edidisse responsa. Vulgata auctor Isa. XXIX, 4. Et erit quasi Pythonis de terra vox tu…
OrigenesPG 16:1783…the earth thou shalt speak and thy speech shall be humble from the dust and thy voice shall be as the python from the earth and thy speech shall chirp from the dust a multitude of…
5Isa 29:5
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1155…offers fine flour, as one who offers swine's blood." (Isa. iii, 11): "Woe to the wicked man, evil shall be dealt to him according to the works of his hands." (Isa. xxix, 5): "The wealth of the impious shall be a…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:65D…— “Let not your heart emulate sinners, but be in the fear of the Lord all the day.” Prov. xiii, 22. — “The wealth of the impious is stored up for the just.” Isa. xxix, 5-8. — “The wealth of the impious shall be…
7Isa 29:7
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:607D…e a dream. For it was said to you yesterday how the prophet called the glory of the world a dream. "The wealth of the ungodly," he says, "shall be as a dream" [Is. XXIX, 7]. For the present state of things diffe…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1155…ks of his hands." (Isa. xxix, 5): "The wealth of the impious shall be as dust from a wheel, and as chaff that is carried away." "And it shall be as a moment." (Isa. xxix, 7, 8): "And the wealth of the nations sha…
8Isa 29:8
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:777B…the dreams were speaking falsehoods" (Zech. X, 1, 2). But these men are ignorant of that also, they who according to Isaiah dream and love to slumber on a bed (Isa. XXIX, 8), that often an operation of error is s…
9Isa 29:9
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:927B…nd luxurious revelry in sobriety. But if one could not be drunk without wine, the prophet would by no means say: Woe to those who are drunk, and not from wine (Isa. 29:9). If there were no drunkenness without…
11Isa 29:11
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:935…who see the hidden things and all these words shall be to you as the words of a book that is sealed which if they give to a man who knows letters saying 'read this '…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:537B…s, he shall say, I cannot read; for it is sealed. And if it be given to one who does not know letters, he shall say, I cannot read; for I do not know letters (Is. 29:11-12). What, then, does this enigma mean? Th…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:869…roll book and all these words shall be to you saith god as the words of a book that is sealed which when they shall give to one that knoweth letters saying read this and he…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:833…isaiah cries out to you plainly and these words shall be to you as the words of a book that is sealed for your heart has been hardened you have heard heavily with your ears and…
Gregory ThaumaturgusPG 10:1173A…n whose name was Joseph. Hear what the prophet says regarding this man and the Virgin: "This sealed book," he says, "will be given to a man who knows letters" (Isa. XXIX, 11). What is this sealed book, if not by a…
13Isa 29:13
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:237A…ace, and not to those who with hypocrisy desire peace. For it is said in one place: "This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me" (Isa. xxix, 13). And again: "With their mouth they wer…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:299…shall rejoice vers and the lord said this people draws near to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me and in vain they worship me…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:723B…vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men (Mark vii, 5-8; Isa. xxix, 13), etc. That all things which have been…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:551A…says God, and with his heart he says: There is no God. Witness is the Lord who says: This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me (Is. 29, 13). The fool said in his heart: There is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:419B…God in his mind, yet would seem to approach Him somewhat by the reason of his lips—for "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me" (Is. 29:13)—so also the pious man, endowed with a…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:655…always b ver and the lord said this people draws near to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me and in vain they worship me…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:925B…emselves the prophetic accusation. For the God of the universe cries out even to them: "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me" (Isa. XXIX, 13). But Theonas and Secundus, not willing…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1299B…ir minds a sentiment repugnant to their tongue, according to the prophecy which says: “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,” [Isa. xxix, 13] and according to the express voice of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:999A…tenderent fabulis.” By this he means the fabulous traditions of the Jews, which the prophet also rebukes, saying: “Teaching doctrines and commandments of men” (Isa. XXIX, 13). For having neglected the exposition o…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:281C…in tortuous ways shall be entangled." "This people draws near to me with their mouth, and with their lips they honor me; but their heart is far from me." Isa. XXIX, 13. — "This people draws near to me with t…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:127B…mmandments. For the Jews also feigned this, but they heard Isaiah proclaiming to them: "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me" (Isa. xxix, 13). And our Savior grants the entrance in…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:83…For God, the Lord of all, cries out against them: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me (Isa. xxix, 13). But Theonas and Secundus, because the…
Theophanes of Nicaea d. c. 1381PG 150:345C…ught they honored Him with the mouth only, without the heart, saying through Isaiah: This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me (Isa. XXIX, 13; Matth. XV, 8). ⟦index: entries pre…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:331…remain before thy eyes etc from isaiah this people draws near to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship…
14Isa 29:14
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:543…by god namely that you are foolish children and also these words therefore behold i will proceed to remove this people and i will remove them d and i will take away the wisdom of the…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:661…this people and i will remove them and i will take away the wisdom of their wise men and will set aside the understanding of their prudent men b b and trypho being indignant but reverent…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:713D…practiced empty words, divine Scripture says beautifully: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the prudent I will set aside” (Isa. XXIX, 14; 1 Cor. I, 19).…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:299…in vain they worship me teaching the commandments of men and doctrines therefore behold i will proceed to remove this people and i will remove them and since they hold up the wisdom of men turning…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:483C…word you speak shall not remain in you, for God is with us. For He shall destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent He shall reject (Isa. xxix, 14; I Cor. i, 19). Therefore, that Angel o…
15Isa 29:15
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:971…uton? "The heart is deep above all, and it is man, and who shall know him?" Jerome records from Symmachus: "The heart of all is inscrutable," and in Isaiah 29:15 he renders it in Latin: "Woe to you who are deep of heart,…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:295A…nd the same book, that the conjunction "and" is taken in a causal mode) said: "Woe to those who make a counsel in secret, and their works will be in darkness" (Isa. xxix, 15); for no one would doubt that the "and…
OrigenesPG 16:1543…heart and to clarify all this that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of god versio hebraici text for all this i have pondered in my heart so that i…
OrigenesPG 16:1545…and my heart saw all this that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of god symmacus all these things i thus set in my heart that i might winnow all…
16Isa 29:16
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1093D…justice before the Almighty." Eccl. v, 1. — "Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart hasten to bring forth a word before the face of God." Isa. xxix, 16. — "Shall the thing made say to the mak…
17Isa 29:17
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:931…obeying the dictates of him who commanded so that a lake was turned into a fruitful field and the chasms of the river became habitable the staff promising future security to the inhabitants the name of…
18Isa 29:18
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1079…lame man leap and the tongue of the dumb shall be plain and the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall hear and the slack hands and the weak…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:299…conditions when he adds and the deaf shall hear in that day the words of the book and the eyes of the blind shall see and they shall rejoice vers and the lord said this people…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:301…of plants and fruits vers and in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book and those who are in darkness and in the mist the eyes of the blind shall see of…
Theodore of Heraclea fl. c. 335-355, d. c. 355PG 18:1319…the sealed book by which he signifies the coming of the savior and in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book that is those who have not stumbled at the stone of…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:515…the miracles that he was about to perform and i said 'then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall hear then the lame man shall leap as a…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:661…been consumed as it were by the fire of divine wrath vers and in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book and those who are in darkness and those who are in…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1977…and recovering of sight to the blind and in another place then shall the deaf hear the words of the book and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:375…their sterility they resemble a forest d vers and the deaf shall hear the words of the book they who do not know the scriptures they who have believed from among the nations they who were…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2285…signifying the calling of the nations he said that the deaf would hear the words of the book and the eyes of the blind would see thus now also he says that there will be works…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4131…lord will lead the blind on a way which they knew not the eyes of the blind shall see name of caesar common to roman emperors cain the firstborn but cursed but abel was honored caiaphas…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:669…completion for he says our god will come and save us then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall hear then the lame man shall leap as a…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:833…again for he says and in that day the c deaf shall hear the words of the book and the eyes of the blind who are in darkness and in the mist shall see it is…
OrigenesPG 16:1787…and the eyes of the blind shall see out of darkness and gloom they shall exult and the mocker shall fail and all the…
OrigenesPG 16:1789…curterius the three a little v jerome and what we translate 'the eyes of the blind shall see out of darkness and out of thick darkness ' of which the interpretation is easy aquila theodotion and…
19Isa 29:19
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:313…is a very great multitude in horses and they did not trust in the holy one of israel and they did not seek the lord and he himself wisely brought evils upon them and his word…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1257B…r salvation. «You will have confidence, because there is hope for you.» Job xi, 18. «Men whose salvation was despaired of will be filled with joy.» Isa. xxix, 19. Basil. Exhort. ad bapt. — No one c…
OrigenesPG 16:1847…away and a whirlwind and you shall rejoice in the lord and in the holy one of israel you shall boast versions of the hebrew text vulgate latin aquila and nations to his face as dust…
OrigenesPG 16:1849…shall take them away and you shall exult in the lord and in the holy one of israel you shall be praised lxx interpreters for the princes conversely as dust otherwise into earth as stubble cast…
21Isa 29:21
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:169D…ent in the end.” — Prov. xxvii, 17. “Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. One who kindles malice shall be destroyed by it.” — Isa. xxix, 21. “They shall be destroyed who act unju…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:337A…"Say nothing into the ears of a fool, lest he scoff at your wise words." "They hated those who reprove in the gates." Isa. xxix, 21 — "They will make all those who reprove…
23Isa 29:23
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:391…works for my sake they will sanctify my name and they will sanctify the holy one of jacob and will fear the god of israel and those who err in spirit shall come to know understanding…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:303…works they shall sanctify my name for my sake and they shall sanctify the holy one of jacob and shall fear the god of israel i say to you you who are called the house of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:705…when they see their children my works for my sake they shall sanctify the holy one of jacob and shall fear the god of israel and those who err in spirit shall know understanding and the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:663…works they shall for my sake sanctify my name and they shall sanctify the holy one of jacob and shall fear the god of israel the prophetic word is always vigilant and it anticipates the malice…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:665…me holy and they themselves also shall sanctify as being in truth the holy one of jacob and the god of israel for thus they shall fear me the way to salvation is always in some…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:921…chapter he has these words when they shall have seen my works they shall sanctify my name and they shall sanctify the holy one of jacob himself and they shall fear the god of israel amos…
OrigenesPG 16:1787…he sees his children the work of my hands in his midst they shall sanctify my name and they shall sanctify the holy one of jacob and they shall fear the god of israel and those…
24Isa 29:24
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:339C…y praiseworthy which has not been granted to them by God. TIT. IX. — Of mundane wisdom. Abdiæ 8. — "I will destroy the wise in Idumaea, saith the Lord." Isa. xxix, 24. — "I will destroy the wisdom of the wi…
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1161…times hypakouein [to obey] for the Hellenists. From which it is clear how clearly [the act of] hearing and [the act of] taking are linked here with Isaiah 29, 24: "And they who err in spirit shall know understanding, and…
64Isa 29:64
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115A…word." Pottery and smelting signify these things mystically in God: the providence reforming and reshaping, or the power and faculty of separating and purging (Isa. 29, 64; Jer. 9; Malach. 2). Horses. The horses…
John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:747D…rchus says. (24) Pottery and furnace. These signify mystically in God providence reforming and cleansing, or the power and faculty of discerning and purifying. Isa. xxix, 64; II Jer. ix, Malac. iii.…