Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 42
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1Isa 42:1
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:763…him israel my elect i will put my spirit upon him and he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he shall not strive nor cry out nor shall anyone hear his voice in the streets…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:787…uphold him and israel is my chosen my soul shall receive him i have put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles he shall not cry nor shall his voice be…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:109…a whom my soul hath admitted i have put my spirit upon him and he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles he shall not cry nor shall he lift…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:177…i have chosen my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased he shall bring forth judgment to the nations and adds until i place judgment upon the earth and in his name shall the nations…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:587…take hold of him israel is my elect my soul has accepted him he shall bring forth judgment to the nations and that which follows to which is added until he shall set judgment upon the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:699…my servant i will uphold him my elect my soul has accepted him he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles therefore it is also said concerning the message of the new testament for out of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…i will uphold him israel is my elect my soul has received him he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he shall not cry out nor shall he lift up his voice nor shall it…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1225…of him israel is my chosen one my soul has received him i have put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles he shall not cry out nor shall he remit…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:133…i have chosen my elect in whom my soul is well pleased he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he will not contend nor cry out nor will his voice be heard a bruised reed…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:903…i have chosen my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he shall not contend nor cry out neither shall his voice be heard outside a bruised…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1331…take hold of him israel mine elect my soul hath accepted him i have put my spirit upon him whosoever therefore is an anima that has accepted him whom i show to you as my servant…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1075…wisdom indeed in another place the same prophet says that god speaks i have put my spirit upon him he therefore who placed the holy spirit in them commemorates that moses was sanctified by his right…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:499…of the son saying i will put my spirit upon him and he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles so that he might proclaim his holy spirit as true god to all the faithful for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:225…behold my beloved son will understand in whom i am well pleased he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles he shall not contend nor shall he cry out nor shall his voice be heard in…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:153…is my elect one my soul has received him i have given my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he shall not cry out nor shall he lift up his voice…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:431…chosen my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased i will put my spirit upon him he shall proclaim judgment to the nations this testimony the evangelist also set down in his own writings and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:157…chosen my elect in whom my soul is well pleased i will put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles d with good reason therefore the bride says my kinsman is…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1079…soul has received him i have given my spirit upon him and he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he shall not cry out nor show slackness nor shall his voice be heard outside he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1259…, 1113, 1194. 11, 30. I, 618, 1441. 12, 14. II, 192. He adds pálin, not as if from the text, but to provide another example. 12, 18. II, 331, 971. V, 130 (Isa. 42, 1). 12, 28. III, 658. 12, 29. II, 223.…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:497…son i will take him israel my chosen my soul shall receive him he shall bring forth judgment to the gentiles etc and in his name shall the gentiles hope he is also c called by…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:85B…ruth shall He bring forth judgment. He shall shine forth and shall not be broken, until He set judgment on the earth, and in His name shall the nations hope.” (Isa. XLII, 1-4) “I will judge your judgment, and I wil…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:153…soul is well pleased i will put my spirit upon him and he shall bring forth judgment to the nations set o lord a lawgiver over them b by the lawgiver he here suggests christ according…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:879…i will accept him israel my chosen my soul has accepted him i have put my spirit upon him therefore whichever soul accepts this my servant b whom i point out to you that is my…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:847…behold my servant i will take him my elect i have given my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the nations he shall not contend nor cry out he shall not crush the…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:959…that its operations are diverse and again jacob my servant and later i have put my spirit upon him and again i will put my spirit upon thy seed and again and now the lord almighty…
2Isa 42:2
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:643…of the same psalm ii these things are held and he caused his voice to be heard in the heavens crying to me thou art my beloved son and regarding the following verse these other things…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:841B…ut, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoking flax he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory (Isa. xlii, 2-4; Matt. xii, 19, 20). 2 TIMOTHY. A serva…
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1579B…to: "He shall not contend, nor cry out; nor shall his voice be heard in the streets. A bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench" (Is. XLII, 2, 3). As he is this himself, so too thos…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:399B…"Lazarus, come out" (John xi, 43), even though he says through the prophet: "He shall not contend, nor shall he cry out, nor shall his voice be heard outside" (Isa. xlii, 2). The sign, therefore, of the piercing…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:61D…strange and unusual for the Savior Christ. Indeed, God and Father says somewhere concerning Him: "He will not contend, nor will He cry out," and the rest (Isa. XLII, 2). For the works of true Divinity occur…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1101…orts them to the confidence of obtaining mercy. That phrase, however, "He will not contend nor cry out," is from Matthew xii, 19, from the passage in Isaiah xlii, 2. But that statement, "He is the propitiation for our sins,"…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:989C…as rich and who is borne upon the backs of Cherubim, was not ashamed to sit upon a foal as if upon a throne. For He fulfilled the prophecy— c Ephes. I, 21. d Isa. XLII, 2.…
AnonymousPG 2:1229C…or my Lord, when he was delivered up, endured with all patience: he did not contend, he did not cry out, nor did anyone hear him crying out in the streets (Isa. XLII, 2). Have ye, therefore, also silence, tra…
3Isa 42:3
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:883…cry out neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets a bruised reed shall he not break and smoking flax shall he not quench until he sends forth judgment unto victory and in his…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:251…Symmachus’. The first of Aquila indeed quite undoubtedly was made from amauros: for he himself translates amaurousthai in I Kings iii, 13, and amauros in Isa. xlii, 3. V. 5. Coislin. So certain manuscript…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…he shall not break and smoking flax he shall not quench but he shall bring forth judgment unto truth he shall shine forth and shall not be broken until he shall set judgment on the earth…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:903…he shall not break and smoking flax he shall not quench but he shall bring forth judgment unto truth he shall shine and shall not be broken until he sets judgment in the earth and in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:815B…He shall not break a bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish smoking flax, until he bring forth judgment unto victory, and in him the Gentiles shall hope (Isa. 42:3). Another, likewise, indicates the plac…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:949D…ite, and gather in church, performing the sacrifice of the Son of God? Do you not know that he did not break a bruised reed, and did not quench a smoking flax (Is. 42:3)? And what is the power of this? Hear,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327D…ely (for they were still burning with anger, and He did not wish to kindle it: "For He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not extinguish smoking flax" [Is. 42:3]), yet He said it. Let us set upon the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:143…st thou not speak with confidence? Yet Jesus did not say this, nor rebuke him: For a bruised reed he will not break, and smoking flax he will not extinguish (Isa. 42:3; Matt. 12:20). He will not cry, he says…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:333…he shall not break and smoking flax he shall not extinguish but he shall bring forth judgment unto truth b but to those who spurn the salvation through him and do not accept the purification through…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1079…break a bruised reed and he shall not quench smoking flax but he shall bring forth judgment unto truth he shall shine and shall not be broken until he shall set judgment upon the earth and…
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1141…h we could be absolved by the single example of the great man, D. Jerome, who, as often as he argues about the corruption of some passage, so in that Isaiah XLII, 3, as it is cited by Matthew, he wishes some things to have b…
5Isa 42:5
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:625…the earth and those things in it and who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk upon it i the lord god have called you in righteousness and i will…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1107…founded the earth and the things in it and gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk upon it this is the lord your god and again through him i he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:539…who strengthened the earth and the things therein and giveth breath to the people upon it and spirit to them who walk upon it i am the lord god and following i stretched out the heaven…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…the earth and the things in it and who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk upon it i the lord god have called thee in righteousness and i will…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1225…the earth and the things in it and who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk upon it b i the lord god have called you in righteousness and i…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:387…established the earth and what is in it and gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk upon it very consistently for we must learn from whose person the things previously…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:47…who hath established the heaven and the earth and giveth breath to the people upon it and spirit to them who walk therein and that the spirit of the lord hath filled the whole world and…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:167…the earth and the things in it and gives c breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk upon it for those who trample upon earthly things and have become above them…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1615…made the heaven and established the earth and who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who tread upon it namely the earth it is also said by some ancient writer the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:451B…eaven, and fixed it; who founded the earth, and the things in it; who gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those who walk upon it: I am the Lord" (Is. 42:5-6). "Before me there is no God, and after…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:153…the earth and that which is in it and gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk c upon it he says that the breath is given commonly to all the…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:75…established the earth and the things in it and gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it you should observe here that he said who fastened it presumably the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:775…and the things that are in it and hath given breath to the people upon it and spirit to them that tread upon it for those who trample upon earthly things and have become superior to…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:95…to men belongs to that one of whom the prophet says c he that created the heavens and established them he that fashioned the earth and the things that are in it and giveth breath to…
6Isa 42:6
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:531…of god for god says through isaiah thus i the lord god have called thee in righteousness and will hold thy hand and will strengthen thee and i have given thee for a covenant of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:109…shall the gentiles trust and he adds directly i the lord god have called thee in righteousness and will hold thy hand and will strengthen thee and i have given thee for a covenant of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…and spirit to those who walk upon it i the lord god have called thee in righteousness and i will take hold of thy hand and i will strengthen thee and i have given thee for…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:703A…⟧ eyes of the blind, and to bring out of bonds those who are bound, and from the house of prison them that sit in darkness. [Isa. xlii, 6, 7] And the evangelist makes mention of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1227…from the father among other things the words i have given you for a covenant of the people for a light to the gentiles he brought forth judgment to the gentiles so that they by a…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1233…salvation i have helped thee and i have formed thee and given thee for a covenant of the nations to establish the earth and to inherit the desolate heritages saying to them that are in bonds…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:389…great light promising it to all the nations saying and i gave thee for a covenant of the people for a light of the gentiles now indeed he gave the old testament to the jewish people…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:431…the grace it is consequently said afterwards behold i have given you for a covenant of the people for a light to the gentiles that you may be for salvation unto the end of the earth…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1029…out and said i have given thee for a covenant of my people for a light of the gentiles to open the eyes of the blind to bring them that are bound out of the bonds…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:741D…t hand, and I will establish you as a covenant of my people, for a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to lead the prisoners out of darkness (Isa. 42:6-8). Hear, O deaf, and look, O blind (Is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:221…gentiles for so has the lord commanded us i have set you for a light of the gentiles that you should be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth for in order that the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1109…me for a law shall go forth from me and my judgment for a light of the gentiles promising that he would manifest a vast and uncountable multitude of those believing in him he addresses them…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:833…to shame showing him who says concerning me behold i have given thee for a covenant of the people for a light of the nations in vain therefore he says do you accuse me who always…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…from the person of god and the father behold i have given thee for a covenant of the people to be a light of the gentiles that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:143…father himself speaks thus to the son a behold i have given thee for a covenant of the people for a light of the gentiles to open the eyes of the blind to bring out the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1659…to the lord christ i have given you for a covenant b of the people for a light of the nations that you should be for salvation unto the ends of the earth since god the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:57…them first thus also god says through the prophet i have set thee for a covenant of the people for a light of the gentiles c calling the jews the people since according to the flesh…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2377…a way for he said also before concerning christ i have given thee for a covenant of the people for a light of the nations to open the eyes of the blind b the word way…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:683…to other utterances of the inspired men as well for he says i the lord have called thee in righteousness and i will give thee as a covenant of the race as a light of the…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:335…the nations in him the nations shall hope and i have given thee for a covenant of the people for a light to the nations and i will establish his seed for ever and ever and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:9…but I am the light of the world, and the Lord of all men, and concerning Me the prophet has said: "Behold, I have set You as a light for the nations" (Isa. XLII, 6). You may use this present saying against Nestorius as…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:909…in the day of salvation have i helped thee and i gave thee for a covenant of the people to establish the earth and to possess the desolate heritages b by desolate heritages signifying the underworld…
OrigenesPG 16:1891…shall not be gathered to be my servant and i gave thee for a light of the gentiles unto the contempt of the soul unto an abominable nation unto the servant of lords and he chose…
7Isa 42:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:605…bring those who are bound out of their chains and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house for this reason the hebrews say that the books of the old scripture are equal in…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:607…bring those who are bound out of their chains and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house h selections from the exegetical works of origen on lamentations h a and it came to…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:109…eyes of the blind to bring forth the bound from their bonds and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house i am the lord god this is my name my glory i will…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1233…lead those who are bound out of their bonds and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house whereas in the one in hand behold i have given thee for a light of the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1029…the blind to bring them that are bound out of the bonds and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house the disciples go into the village opposite but when you hear village understand…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:143…a light of the gentiles to open the eyes of the blind to bring out the prisoners from the bonds and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house and again through the voice…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1977…open the eyes of the blind to bring the prisoners out of the prison and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house and elsewhere speaking from the person of the master christ he…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:683…the blind to lead the bound out of shackles and those sitting in darkness out of the prison house and again i have set thee as a covenant of the race for salvation unto the end…
8Isa 42:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:389…devil b vers i am the lord god this is my name my glory will i not give to another neither my praises to graven images behold the things from the beginning have come and new…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:127B…on to something else, and is not absolute. Just as the title "Lord" is also said to be a name of God: "For I," He says, "am the Lord thy God; this is My name" (Isa. XLII, 8); and "Lord is His name" (Amos IX, 6).…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:425B…but according to the communion of nature. And whence is the proof that Christ receives the glory of the Father? He said: "My glory I will not give to another" (Isa. 42:8). 7. Hear how the Savior himself, conv…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:303A…is totally different in nature from that which is not made, it cannot participate equally in his glory. "For my glory," says God, "I will not give to another" (Isa. XLII, 8). But if the Son participates, coming i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:67B…did it make him as great as it is believable that the Word himself is? But how will He not prove a liar when He says, "My glory will I not give to another"? ⟦Isa. XLII, 8.⟧ And that divine poet of the psalms wo…
Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:591B…t did not participate in the glory of the Father. For the glory of the Omnipotent is incommunicable, as he himself said: “My glory I will not give to another” (Isa. XLII, 8). Who was glorified by the Father befor…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1071C…et him stand and call, and declare, and prepare for me, since I made man for the age, and the things that are coming, before they come, let him declare to me." Isa. XLII, 8. — "I the Lord God: my glory I will not…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1075C…the Father with the Holy Spirit. One is the glory of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. "For my glory," he says, "I will not give to another" (Isa. XLII, 8). For the Son is not a second God, but…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1403D…one ought not to grant his glory to another. Baruch iv, 3.—"Give not thy glory to another, nor the things that are profitable to thee to a strange nation." Isa. xlii, 8.—"I will not give my glory to another."…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:425B…. XIV. If the image of Christ, which represents Him, participates in the worship of Christ, how does He Himself say: "My glory I will not give to another" (Isa. xlii, 8)? Therefore, it does not participate. ⟦…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:95A…that which Moses forbids, which the Christian law hates, and which God does not wish to be ⟦Isa. xlii, 8⟧. For He says: “My glory I will not giv…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:457B…likened, whether by nature, or glory, or power, or any other thing. "For my glory," He says, "I will not give to another, nor my virtues to the carved images" (Isa. 42:8). For [to what]...…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:483C…ange substance capable of the properties of the first substance; and let us be put to shame by God Himself who says: "I will not give my glory to another" (Isa. XLII, 8), and let us be found worshipping anoth…
9Isa 42:9
Dionysius of Alexandria c. 190-264/265PG 10:1333A…ng them even now. Just as it was said to the prophet Isaiah: The things from the beginning, behold, they have come; and new things which now shall arise (Isa. XLII, 9; XIV, 19). For just as a cloud, passing…
10Isa 42:10
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:627…to you sing to the lord a new song his dominion is from the end of the earth you that go down to the sea and those who sail always the islands and those who dwell…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:463…how is it from the end of the earth the savior says he who wishes to be first among you shall be the last of all paul…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:101…kingdom of god and of the correction of the inhabited world h sing unto the lord a new song sing unto the lord all the earth sing unto the lord bless his name preach the good…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:419…new song to be rendered not to israel but to the nations sing unto the lord a new song sing unto the lord all the earth sing unto the lord bless his name show forth his…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:389…the christ of god and the father who sent him c vers sing unto the lord a new song his beginning he says that all men must do this glorify his name from the end of…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1067…thanks at the remembrance of his holiness psalm of david psal xcvii sing unto the lord a new song for the lord hath done marvellous things his right hand hath wrought salvation for him and his…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:473…do as well therefore he added thus who made heaven and earth the sea and all that is in them ps c if his works are enduring how much more is he himself enduring and powerful…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:493…and power for ever and ever amen h on psalm cxlix h sing unto the lord a new song if one considers the anagoge the new song is spoken of as that of the new testament…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1243…h psalm xcv h a vers sing unto the lord a new song all things have become new in christ and the old things have passed away and in us…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:929…repeat that which is said by the voice of the divine david sing unto the lord a new song for the lord hath done marvelous things his right hand hath saved him and his holy arm…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1915…other seas far more numerous than those mentioned vers bringing up clouds from the end of the earth for the downward tending nature of water is drawn up by the divine word and becomes sublime and…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1355B…, fear no one.» Isa. viii, 13. — «Sanctify the Lord Himself, and He shall be thy fear. And if thou trust in Him, He shall be to thee for a sanctification.» Isa. xlii, 10. — «Sing to the Lord a new canticle: Hi…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:431…in deuteronomy and the lord will bring nations against you from afar from the end of the earth like the swooping of an eagle and a nation shameless of countenance and it will crush you in…
OrigenesPG 16:891…himself but as if he said h psalm lx h hebrew text from the end of the earth unto thee i will call hieron from the farthest part of the earth unto thee i will cry…
11Isa 42:11
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1067C…ion of a blessed race—that is, of the monks—just as the most illustrious herald Isaiah said: From the tops of the mountains they shall give their voices (Is. XLII, 11). For through it iniquity is taken from…
13Isa 42:13
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2375…shall go forth and shall crush the war but according to symmachus the lord shall go forth as a mighty one as a man of war then as if he had business with the hebrew enemies…
OrigenesPG 16:1857…spring up i will make them heard to you let them shout the lord shall go forth as a mighty man as a man of war i will lay waste mountains and hills and all their…
14Isa 42:14
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:411…o persisted in this sad state of mind, it seems to me that I might not undeservedly use the words of the prophet and say: I have endured as a woman in labor (Isa. XLII, 14): always indeed desiring either an inte…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:267A…d dry up at once, and I will desolate mountains and hills, and I will dry up all their grass; and I will make rivers into islands, and I will make swamps dry."(Isa. XLII, 14, 15) No less does the most divine Hymn-…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:661C…passage of Scripture which you wished to learn from me: "I have held my peace, shall I always be silent and endure? I will remove and dry up at the same time" (Isa. XLII, 14). For it is just that those who have de…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:393C…i, 3. "I have made, and I will bear. And I will take up, and will save you." Isa. xlvi, 4. "I have been silent; shall I also for ever be silent and endure?" Isa. xlii, 14. "I will not be angry with you for eve…
15Isa 42:15
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:869…will make clear for it says i will put the rivers into islands and i will dry up the marshes who might these rivers be that are set into islands and these marshes that are being…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1081…will make deserts of mountains and hills i will turn rivers into islands and i will dry up the marshes by these words he indicated the shrines of the idols which were in such places all…
16Isa 42:16
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:759…to us of whom scripture says i will lead the blind in a way that they knew not and they shall walk in paths that they have not known and i am a witness says the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:983B…rough the voice of Isaiah concerning the nations in Isaiah: “I will lead the blind in a way they knew not, and I will make them tread paths they did not know.” Isa. xlii, 16. And Christ says to the Jews: “I am the…
18Isa 42:18
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1021…. This period, up to those words, "To them also," has been added by us, having been omitted by the interpreter: the passage immediately following is Isaiah xlii, 18.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:741D…my people, for a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to lead the prisoners out of darkness (Isa. 42:6-8). Hear, O deaf, and look, O blind (Isa. 42:18). Then the lame shall leap, and the du…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1447…Israelite race, while the latter to show the divine nature, which he knew to be above all and ruling over all." O ye deaf, hear, and ye blind, look and see (Isa. XLII, 18), cried out one of the saints to those…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:187…not ashamed to defile their own hearts with the filth of another hear ye deaf and look ye blind that you may see think of the lord in goodness and in simplicity of heart seek him…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1131D…be called holy to God" (Exod. XIII, 2); it is entirely necessary that He be capable by His nature of being expressed and depicted. Deaf, hear; and blind, look (Isa. XLII, 18). In one thing alone is a novelty in Ch…
19Isa 42:19
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:981…s not hear Scripture crying out so openly, or who is so blind, unless he is uninstructed by evident proofs?” He alludes to those words of the prophet Isaiah xlii, 19: And who is blind, but my servants, and deaf, but they who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:599D… he says, and have not kept; the ears are opened, and you have not heard. And who is blind, but my servant? and who is deaf, but they that rule over them (Isa. 42:19, 20)? And...…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:667C…ion of time, but because it was blind in soul. Therefore the prophet said: "And who is blind, if not my servants? and who is deaf, if not they who rule them?" (Isa. 42:19)? And they were made blind servants of…
23Isa 42:23
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:879…thy place because a cure shall make great sins to cease vers who among you will give ear to this hear for the future it is characteristic of divinely inspired scripture to speak of giving ear…
24Isa 42:24
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:879…those who plundered him did not god against whom they sinned and they would not walk in his ways nor hear his law and he brought upon them the anger of his fury and war c…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:483…who plundered him was it not god against whom they sinned and they would not walk in his ways nor hear his law and he brought upon them the wrath of his fury and war prevailed…
25Isa 42:25
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:629…lord will repent and be moved to compassion and turn away from the fury of his anger and we shall not perish b xxii he greatly amplifies the praise of obedience and admires still more the…