Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 3
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John ChrysostomPG 56:39expounds v.1“Ιδου δη ο δεσποτης Κυριος σαβαωθ αφελει απο της Ιουδαιας και απο Ιερουσαλημ ισχυοντα και ισχυουσαν, ισχυν αρτου και ισχυν υδατος,”On the Lord of Hosts: «Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, etc.»
1Isa 3:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:417C…and seeing you shall see, and you shall not perceive; for the heart of this people has grown fat. There has also been fulfilled that which was said by Isaiah (Isa. iii, 1-2), that: The Lord will take away from J…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:915…jerusalem provoked by the impieties of the people for thus says isaiah behold the lord the lord of hosts shall take away from jerusalem and from juda the strong and the powerful and after a little…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1199…prophecy of micah h caput ii h h from the same h behold the lord the lord of hosts shall take away from jerusalem and from judah the strong and the mighty the whole strength of…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1389…ess than faithfully. The first is Proverbs XVII, 29: 'Avoήτῳ ἐρωτήσαντι σοφίαν, To a fool asking for wisdom, wisdom shall be imputed: the latter is Isaiah III, 1, 2: Κύριος Σαβαὼθ ἀφελεῖ ὑπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ θαυμαστὸν σύμβουλον…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:747D…the soothsayer, and the elder, and the wise architect, and the prudent listener, and He will set young men as their princes, and mockers shall rule over them (Is. III, 1-4). This prophetic oracle humbled the mul…
2Isa 3:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:363…the a valiant man and the judge and the prophet and the counselor and the elder and the captain of fifty and the wonderful counselor and the wise architect…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:417…mighty man and the mighty woman the giant and the warrior man the judge and the prophet and the guesser and the wise architect and the understanding hearer all these things god took away from them…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:133…water the giant and the strong man the man of war and the judge and the prophet and the soothsayer and the elder and the captain of fifty and the wonderful counsellor and the wise architect…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1199…mighty the whole strength of bread and the whole strength of water the mighty man and the man of war the judge and the prophet and the soothsayer and the elder and the captain of fifty…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:107…stay of water the giant and the strong man the warrior and the judge and the prophet and the soothsayer and the elder a this moreover will happen to them not because of idolatry nor because…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:239…water the giant and the strong man the prince and the warrior the judge and the prophet and the augur and the elder the quinquagenarian d…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:283…also a sign of abandonment for the lord has taken away both the judge and the prophet and the conjecturer all prophecy among the jews remained until john but from that time it failed them nor…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:747…of bread and the strength of water the giant and the strong man and the man of war and the judge and the prophet and the soothsayer and the elder and the wise architect and the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1893…the strength of bread and the strength of water the giant and the mighty man and the man of war etc having spoken concerning the day of retribution he now begins from another point to threaten…
3Isa 3:3
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:247A…paring a path for doctrine made easy by the attention of your minds. For the prophet asks not only for an admirable counselor, but also for a prudent listener (Is. 3:3). For no light contest is prepared for…
4Isa 3:4
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1199…counselor and the wise architect and the prudent hearer of mystical speech and i will give children to be their princes and the effeminate shall rule over them and the rest to which god adds do…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1397B…Your princes are faithless, companions of thieves, loving gifts, pursuing retribution, not judging for orphans, and not attending to the cause of widows." Isa. iii, 4. — "I will appoint youth as their princ…
5Isa 3:5
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:213A…onor and latitude were given to you, and that of Scripture was fulfilled: My beloved ate and drank, and was enlarged and grew fat, and kicked (Deut. xxxii, 15; Isa. iii, 5). From this, envy and jealousy, content…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:687…Philemon, a Roman presbyter, whose words are related by Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History lib. VII, c. 7. Cyril of Alexandria says it is Paul's, on Isaiah III, 5. Many others use the same maxim, having it before their eye…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:311D…or man is constrained by poverty. Long ago, the Prophet, proclaiming these things with lamentations, cried out: “The child shall strike against the honorable” [Isa. III, 5]. He anticipates time with his word, so…
6Isa 3:6
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:43…םםםםםם, shall prepare. The Vulgate interpreter also, who translates corrects, reads ם. But the LXX read םם, which they translate םםם (). And in Isaiah iii, 6, where םםם is read, Symm. and Th. םםםםםם, infirmity, Vulg…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:111…nor was the word of god abiding in them a verses for a man shall take hold of his brother or of the domestic of his father saying you have a garment be you our leader…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:103…unimpeded course devoid of both its rudder and its helmsman vers because a man shall take hold of his brother or the relation of his father saying you have a garment be thou our prince and…
7Isa 3:7
Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:625B…and my heart is troubled within me, as the royal Psalter says. But someone might conveniently object to me, bringing forward that saying from the prophecy of ⟦Isa. III, 7⟧ Isaiah which he spoke regarding someon…
8Isa 3:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1199…and judah is cast down because their tongues c and their devices are against the lord to provoke the eyes of his majesty the acknowledgment of their countenance has responded to them and they have told…
9Isa 3:9
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:423A…n delights in strifes. » Prov. xi, 27. — « He who seeks evils, they shall overtake him. » Prov. xv, 15. — « All the time the eyes of the evil look for evils. » Isa. iii, 9, 10. — « Woe to their soul, because the…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:789A…because they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying: Let us bind the just, because he is displeasing to us (Isa. III, 9, 10). And truly, Woe to their soul; and…
10Isa 3:10
Hegesippus c. 110 - c. 180PG 5:1311…Dial. cum Tryphone n. 17, 133, 135. But above all n. [missing] to which Valesius points here. (42) "Let us take away, etc." The passage exists in Isaiah 3, 10. See Justin, Dial. cum Tryphone n. 17, 133, 136. But in t…
Hegesippus c. 110 - c. 180PG 5:1313…a and they shall eat the fruit of their works therefore they went up and threw him down and said among themselves let us stone james…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:783…let us bind the just for he is unprofitable to us therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own works woe to the wicked man evil shall befall him according to the works of his…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1199…us bind the just one because he is useless to us therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own devices the book known as the wisdom of solomon says almost the same things about the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:111…let us bind the just for he is unprofitable to us therefore they shall eat the fruit of their works woe to the wicked evil things shall happen to him for the works of his hands…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1147…us beset the just because he is not for our turn therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own labors understand then the order which the legislator uses for the threat but if you will…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1167C…ue. The same, 3662. You eat the fruits of your own pursuits yourself. For it has been said by Isaiah, that "They shall eat the works of their own wickedness" (Isa. iii, 10). Moreover, when the breast is fashione…
11Isa 3:11
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1155…s the Lord?" (Isa. lxvi, 3): "The wicked man who sacrifices a calf is as one who kills a dog; and he that offers fine flour, as one who offers swine's blood." (Isa. iii, 11): "Woe to the wicked man, evil shall be…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:353B…? And what concord hath Christ with Belial?” (II Cor. VI, 14, 15). ⟦Isaiah.⟧ “Woe to the wicked: evil, according to the works of his hands, shall befall him” (Isa. III, 11). ⟦Solomon.⟧ “Seven times shall the ju…
12Isa 3:12
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:983C…he sake of flattery, and has weakened the integrity of discipline. For those who call you blessed, he says, deceive you, and confuse the path of your feet (Isa. III, 12). But he who confuses you shall bear t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:43B…men profit nothing, but they often even harm, as the prophet Isaiah says: "My people, those who bless you, lead you astray, and disturb the path of your feet" (Isa. III, 12); but He who blesses, together with the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:719D…f all things, indicating this very thing through the prophet, said: "My people, those who call you blessed lead you astray, and disturb the path of your feet" (Isa. III, 12). For with praises they dissolve intens…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:949D…, a destroyer of compunction, an exterminator of virtues, and a perverter of the way. "For those who call you blessed, they deceive you," says the prophet (Isa. III, 12).…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:787C…Prov. 26:22.—The words of whisperers are soft; but they strike into the innermost parts of the belly. Better is a man who rebukes than another who flatters. Isa. 3:12.—Those who call you blessed are deceiv…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:75B…er than laughter; for in the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better." — 7. "As the sound of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools." Isa. iii, 12. — "Those who call you blessed, they de…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:131A…not the mark of a friend, but of one who leads astray: My people, he says, they that call you blessed, they deceive you, and destroy the way of your steps (Isa. III, 12). Indeed, I do not admit even a praisin…
14Isa 3:14
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:437…are also evil ravishers of whom the prophet says and the rapine of the poor is in your houses but the apostle pronounces abruptly saying do not err for neither adulterers nor the effeminate nor abusers…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1189…be judged and adds but why do you burn my vineyard and the spoil of the poor is in your houses why do you do injury to my people and shame the faces of the poor…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:113…a but you have kindled my vineyard and the robbery of the poor is in your houses he rebukes them as if they were standing at the lord s tribunal and he convicts them…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:199D…e Lord himself will come into judgment with the elders of his people, and with his princes." And that which is in Micah: "Hear now... (23) Ps. cviii, 9. (24) Isa. Iii, 14.…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:313…but why have you set my vineyard on fire and the plunder of the poor is in your houses why do you treat my people unjustly let us the elders and the princes of the people…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:315…and with good reason we shall hear the words and the rapine of the poor is in your houses if we keep in our houses what was granted for the relief of the poor while defrauding…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:987…produce and you did not bring in the tithes but the theft of the poor is in your houses because you did not give the customary offerings he says you stole from the poor he says…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:49…destroyed then revealing the nature of this conflagration he says the plunder of the poor is in your houses for hail is not by nature so wont to ravage vineyards as the injustice toward the poor…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:691D…antation against me" (Ps. 40:10); concerning the synagogue of the Jews and the chief priests, "The Lord will come into judgment with the elders of the people" (Isa. 3:14); concerning the Cross, "Come and let u…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1981…you have brought all the produce into your storehouses and the plunder of the poor is in your houses for since the law commands the first fruits and the tithes to be offered first to god…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1853…men as if on an equal footing for the prophet himself says the lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of the people and the princes thereof and micah also says hear ye the word…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:947…judgment shall go forth and again another prophet said and the rapine of the poor is in your houses when therefore he says you see these things in a land do not be struck with amazement…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1477C…e may place his nest,” etc. Isa. v, 8. “Woe to you who add house to house, and join field to field, that you may take away something from your neighbor.” Isa. iii, 14, 15. “The plunder of the poor is in you…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:789B…elders into judgment. You already have the testimony: The Lord Himself will come into judgment with the elders of the people, and with the princes thereof (Isa. III, 14). XIII. But the high priest, having as…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:625…you have brought all the fruits into the barns and the robbery of the poor is in your houses the end of the year has arrived and the cycles of the year have completed their period…
15Isa 3:15
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1397C…ey, and the orphan a spoil. And what will you do in the day of visitation? For your distress will come from afar, and to whom will you flee to be helped?" Isa. iii, 15. — "Why do you deal unjustly with my pe…
16Isa 3:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:561B…l have baldness because of your works; and instead of a tunic of purple, you shall be girded with sackcloth; these things you shall have instead of adornment (Isa. 3:16-18, 24). Did you see the unspeakable wrath…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:199B…clothes of a woman. For if Isaiah reproaches women who adorn themselves, and if luxuries are everywhere driven out, how would he here praise an adorned woman? (Isa. 3:16). "...forget your people, and your…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:543…you with the things which He said through the prophet to the Jewish women: "They went, walking with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, mincing as they went" (Is. 3:16). You have undertaken a great strug…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:61D…nt, that there be wool and linen in it.” Eccle. IX, 8. — “At all times let your garments be white.” Eccli. XI, 4. — “In the clothing of garments do not glory.” Isa. III, 16-24. — “Thus says the Lord: For because the…
17Isa 3:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:49…and playing with their feet and the lord will humble the leading daughters of zion and the lord will uncover their condition on that day and the lord will take away the glory of their attire…
OrigenesPG 16:2381…the midst of sihon and shall devour the corner of moab and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones woe be unto thee o moab the people of chemosh perisheth for thy sons are…
18Isa 3:18
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:319…nor anything secret d that shall not be brought to light verse in that day the lord will take away the glory of their apparel and their ornaments since they used the things that had been…
23Isa 3:23
Dionysius Petavius 1583-1652PG 43:651…o be spread upon them. But that this is false is confirmed by the Greek reading of the Septuagint Interpreters, and by the authority of St. Basil. In Isaiah III, 23, peristra kataklita are spoken of; where kataklita must…
24Isa 3:24
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1191B…» Ps. 24. 3. — « Let all those that act unjustly without cause be confounded. » Hosea 9. 14. — « Give them, O Lord, a womb without children, and dry breasts. » Isa. 3. 24. — « And it shall be unto you for a swe…
25Isa 3:25
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:361…shall die by our hands behold i shall visit them their young men shall fall by the sword and their sons and their daughters shall die by famine and there shall be no remnant of them…
42Isa 3:42
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1093…rimary species of praise. So also Ecclesiasticus XI, 30: pro teleutēs mē makarize mēdena. "Before death do not praise any man." The Vulgate also of Isaiah III, 42, "They who call you blessed, they themselves deceive you."…