Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 51
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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1241expounds v.17“Εξεγειρου εξεγειρου αναστηθι Ιερουσαλημ η πιουσα εκ χειρος Κυριου το ποτηριον του θυμου αυτου· το ποτηριον γαρ της πτωσεως το κονδυ του θυμου εξεπιες ”160. On the meaning of «The cup of staggering and the bowl of wrath».
1Isa 51:1
Pope Victor I r. c. 189-199 (d. 199)PG 5:1485…shall you sleep hear me you that follow what is just and seek the lord look unto the rock whence you are hewn and to the hole of the pit from which you are dug out…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:17…iters. Not only in the book of Psalms, but also in other books of Sacred Scripture, varieties of this kind were observed in Chrysostom’s copy. Thus, Isaiah 51:1: Look to the solid rock from which you were hewn, and to t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:319D…ressed by him in another way, just as Isaiah says: Look unto the solid rock from which you were hewn, and to the pit of the lake from which you were dug out (Isa. 51:1). And again: Look unto Abraham your fa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:207A…th according to the flesh. The Scripture is accustomed to grant the name of a mountain even to women, just as when it said: From the pit whence you were dug (Isa. 51:1). And Christ frequently receives the na…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:193D…the solid rock, from which you were hewn, and to the pit of the cistern, from which you were dug: look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth (Is. 51:1-2). He reminds them of this prophecy, s…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2495…hearken to me you that follow after what is just and you that seek the lord look unto the solid rock which you have hewn and to the pit of the cistern which you have dug…
2Isa 51:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:509…raise up children unto abraham but isaiah also says to the people look unto abraham your father and unto sarah that bare you and why is it necessary to lengthen the discourse with examples when it…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:301C…nsel of Scripture regarding this. For the divine voice says somewhere through the prophecy of Isaiah: “Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you” (Isa. LI, 2). For the word surely commands this to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:319…of the lake from which you were dug out isa and again look unto abraham your father and unto sarah who bore you that he was one and i called him and sanctified him and multiplied…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:369…and to the pit of the cistern from which you were dug look unto abraham your father and unto sarah who gave you birth b he reminds them therefore of this prophecy showing that if from…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:351…teaching this power of his god says also through the prophet isaiah look unto abraham your father and unto sarah that bare you for i called him and i blessed him and increased him h question…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2495…hewn and to the pit of the cistern which you have dug look unto abraham your father and unto sarah that bore you etc but that these things may not happen to you i do not…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1103…tribe of levi god teaches this power of his when he says look unto abraham your father and unto sarah that bare you for i called him alone and blessed him and increased him h question…
3Isa 51:3
Pope Victor I r. c. 189-199 (d. 199)PG 5:1485…make her desert as a place of delights and her wilderness as the garden of the lord joy and gladness shall be found therein thanksgiving and the voice of praise hearken unto me o my people…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:445…paradise and those things that are toward her west as the paradise of the lord joy and gladness shall be found in it confession and the voice of praise h as if in contrast to her…
4Isa 51:4
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1243…near at hand my salvation shall go forth and my judgment shall rest for a light of the people for by the name of mercy and righteousness he indicates the son for through him we have…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:233A…a woman forget her child, or not have mercy on the offspring of her womb? But even if a woman were to forget these, yet I will not forget you, says the Lord.” Isa. LI, 4. — “I will comfort all the desolate pla…
5Isa 51:5
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:479…call them and they shall stand together the isles shall wait for me and on mine arm shall they trust my salvation shall be for ever and my righteousness shall not fail c hearken unto me…
6Isa 51:6
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:479…isles shall wait for me and on mine arm shall they trust my salvation shall be for ever and my righteousness shall not fail c hearken unto me ye that know righteousness the people in whose…
Pope Victor I r. c. 189-199 (d. 199)PG 5:1485…my arm lift up your eyes to heaven and look down to the earth beneath for the heavens shall vanish like smoke and the earth shall be worn away like a garment and the inhabitants thereof…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:979…garment shall grow old: and those who dwell in them, in the same manner shall die. But my salvation shall be forever, and my justice shall not fail” (Isa. LI, 6). 231 CHAPTER IV He answers another objection, and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1017…th away,” and that of David, Psalm CI, 27, “The heavens shall perish, but thou remainest, and all shall grow old like a garment;” and perhaps this of Isaiah LI, 6, “The heavens shall vanish like smoke, and the earth shall…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:445…for heaven has been established as smoke and the earth shall grow old like a garment and they who dwell therein shall die in like manner but my salvation shall be for ever and my justice…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:849…elf, as having clearly come into existence by order and being called "cosmos" for this very reason. P. 584, B.) F. 195 v. i. (indicating the place in Isaiah 51, 6, which Gregory uses) The all-great one also exhorts us thro…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1115…heaven and look down to the earth for heaven has been established like smoke and the earth shall grow old like a garment and those who dwell in the earth shall die in like manner but…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1117…just as with human bodies but while the elements are being dissolved my salvation shall be for ever he says and my righteousness shall not fail now as we have said very often he calls the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:437…h interpretation of the fifty first chapter of isaiah h a vers lift up your eyes to the heavens and from heaven and from the earth and from the things above and from the things below…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1249…II, 410. 77, 49. II, 605, 1619. 77, 65. II, 408. 77, 65, 66. IV, 1228. 78, 4. II, 538, 656. IV, 1305. 78, 12. II, 1611. Plaine alienum, cujus postrema verba ex Isa. 51, 6. petita, reliqua ex pluribus forte mist…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:615…too shall fall away is not the heaven excellent yet it too shall wax old like a garment and all things shall be changed with new heavens and a new earth to be prepared as it…
Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:807B…of those ill-disposed in reason. What then? He says, for what cause will the heavens be dissolved by heat, and the elements melt with burning (II Pet. iii, 10; Isa. li, 6), whereas we expect new heavens and a n…
7Isa 51:7
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:479…salvation shall be for ever and my righteousness shall not fail c hearken unto me ye that know righteousness the people in whose heart is my law fear ye not the reproach of men neither be…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:567C…C⟧ But the word also exhorts us to remember that which is said in Isaiah in this manner: "Fear not the reproach of men, and be not overcome by their reviling" (Isa. LI, 7). For it is absurd, when God is clearly…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:447…to fortify and strengthen them he commands them from this point on fear ye not the reproach of men neither be overcome by their contempt for he says one must look to the end that awaits…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:657…an abomination to the sinner therefore isaiah says to the saints fear not the reproach of men neither be ye overcome by their contempt b of chrysostom from the discourse to athanasius for the righteous are…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:549…ear not the reproach of men, and be not overcome by their contempt, for as a garment they shall be worn out, and as wool they shall be eaten away by the moth" (Is. 51:7, 8). Let nothing, therefore, that is oc…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:683D…fear the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their blasphemies: for they shall be devoured by the worm like wool, and they shall be consumed like a garment (Isa. LI, 7–8). Observe also how the Lord, that is, H…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:557A…in times of persecution, that having heard, Do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul (Matt. 10: 28); and, Do not fear the reproach of men (Is. 51: 7). When they did not fear God, they fear…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:485A…ny places laments reproach. And Isaiah, after many things, exhorts on this account, saying: Fear not the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their railing (Is. 51:7). And Christ again says to his disciple…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1117…changed but thou art the same and thy years shall not fail hearken unto me ye that know judgment my people in whose heart is my law fear ye not the reproach of men nor be…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1115B…the flower of grass. The grass withered, and its flower fell off.» Isa. L, 9. — «Behold, all you shall grow old like a garment, and the moth shall eat you up.» Isa. LI, 7. — «Do not fear the reproach of men, an…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:217D…of darkness.” TIT. IX. — Concerning reproaches, and that one ought not to reproach anyone. Prov. xxvii, 11. — “Remove from thee reproachful words.” Isa. li, 7. — “Fear ye not the reproach of men, ne…
8Isa 51:8
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:479…wait for me and on mine arm shall they trust my salvation shall be for ever and my righteousness shall not fail c hearken unto me ye that know righteousness the people in whose heart is…
Pope Victor I r. c. 189-199 (d. 199)PG 5:1485…shall condemn me behold they shall all be destroyed as a garment the moth shall eat them up who is there among you that feareth the lord that heareth the voice of his servant who hath…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1117…time and as wool that shall be eaten by the moth c but my righteousness shall be for ever and my salvation unto generations of generations having instructed those from the nations and having woven for…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:217…not the reproach of men neither be ye afraid of their revilings for the moth shall eat them up like a garment and the worm shall eat them like wool isa liv fear not because thou…
9Isa 51:9
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:447…not appear in the other translators but all have edited it thus awake awake put on strength o arm of the lord according to all therefore the discourse does not address jerusalem but the arm of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1123…am again in labor until christ is formed in you a vers art thou not it that hath dried the sea the water of the deep a multitude that hast made the depths of the sea…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1147…help you, and His arm will prevail, and may He grant you brilliant victories against the adversary. 'Arise therefore, arise, put on the strength of your arm' (Isa. li, 9)," being taught this by the divine…
OrigenesPG 16:1899…which you were cut out and my tribe they shall waste away awake awake put on strength o arm of the lord nonne tu ipsum excidens superbum vulnerans draconem ipse quis tu numquid non tu percussisti…
10Isa 51:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:447…shall the gentiles hope b ver art thou not it that driedst the sea the waters of the great deep that hast made the depths of the sea a way of passage for the delivered and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1123…dried the sea the water of the deep a multitude that hast made the depths of the sea a way of passage for them that were delivered and redeemed he brings back to israel's memory the…
11Isa 51:11
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1825…s, God, who speaks, not as the interpreter says, God saying; for the words are of God in the prophet, not Jeremiah LI, 26, as Cornarius noted, but Isaiah LI, 11, from which it is also cited by the Apostle, II Corinth. VI…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:565…to cause sadness for it is written concerning the holy ones that everlasting joy shall be upon their head and moab will be trampled down as they trample a threshing floor in wagons and in the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:753…and the gathered shall return and shall come to sion with joy and everlasting joy shall be upon their head for upon their head shall be praise and exultation and joy shall overtake them pain and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:677…affliction and it shall not come up upon their heart but an everlasting joy shall be upon their head for upon their head there shall be praise and joy shall overtake them pain sorrow and sighing…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1801…proclaims they shall be he says redeemed and gathered through the lord everlasting joy shall be upon their head they shall obtain gladness and joy and again joy shall be upon their head everyone who sees…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:227…good things of the lord in the land of the living isa everlasting joy shall be upon their heads they shall gain gladness and joy and sorrow and sighing shall flee away matth enter by the…
12Isa 51:12
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1037…is not that of the word who is in god but that of the son of man which shall be incorruptible unaging and endless he clearly teaches that the son of man is a being other…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:557B…the Lord is his hope. For it has been said: except for God, fear no other. He also rebukes Jerusalem, saying: Being who you were, did you fear from mortal man (Is. 51: 12)? Or these things were said against Sen…
13Isa 51:13
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:77…questions commonly attributed to Justin (ch. 74); Epiphanius (heresy 37, n. 6, and heresy 30, n. 15); Jerome (On Illustrious Men, ch. 25; bk. XIV, on Isaiah 51:13; and Commentary on Ephesians 4:1); and Photius (cod. 113 an…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1777…him in the words of the psalm thou in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of thy hands and so not without grave blasphemy against the son…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:591…shall be angered and the earth shall be shaken from its foundations because of the fury of the wrath of the lord sabaoth in the day when his fury shall come every creature is moved with…
OrigenesPG 16:523…version of the hebraic text obscuring counsel where were you when i laid the foundations of the earth line his bases vulgata latina involving sentences where were you when i laid the foundations of the earth…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:565…aeons just as david also says in the beginning o lord you laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of your hands they will perish but you remain and what follows…
16Isa 51:16
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:337…as jeremiah had received from him who said to him a behold i have put my words in thy mouth as fire let us roast the meat of the lamb so that those who partake of…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:207…of our confession and after a few words and thou lord didst lay the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of thy hands they shall perish but thou remainest and all shall…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:223…lord from jerusalem jeremiah c and the lord said to me behold i have put my words in thy mouth behold i have set thee this day over nations and over kingdoms to root out and…
OrigenesPG 16:1903…found the earth and to say to zion you are my people i have put my words in your mouth and in the shadow of my hand i protected you and i plant the heavens and…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:911…ever and ever and at another thou lord in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth and what follows they shall perish but thou remainest and what follows thou art the same and thy…
17Isa 51:17
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:311…ons: For CONDY, that is a cup, which we also read in Isaiah, Aquila translated [it as] "scyphus"; Symmachus [as] "phiala." In the mentioned place of Isaiah LI, 17, the LXX translate the Hebrew word qob as kondy. Furthe…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:871…on thee said the redeemer the lord arise arise b thou that hast drunk at the hand of the lord the cup of his fury the cup of ruin the cup of my fury thou hast…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:449…are my people awake awake arise jerusalem you who have drunk from the hand of the lord the cup of his fury for the cup of ruin the bowl of fury you have drunk and drained…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1291…but thou hast fallen into blasphemy 'if we have received good things at the hand of the lord shall we not endure the evil things ' ibid refresh thy memory with past blessings balance the blessings…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291B…Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of stumbling”; and, “You shall drink the cup of your sister”; and the Lord, “I am about to drink a cup.” (Ps. X, 7; Isa. LI, 17, 22; Ezech. XXIII, 32; Matt. XX, 22.) ⟦…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:437…for he calls hand the operation vers you who have drunk from the hand of the lord the cup of fury he calls punishment a cup for it is also stupefying just as drunkenness is vers…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:487…has called the operation a hand v you who have drunk from the hand of the lord the cup of fury he calls the punishment a cup for this too is stupefying just like drunkenness v…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4131…cup of salvation a cup of pure wine full of must in the hand of the lord the cup of ruin the cup of god s fury is commonly used baldness a symbol of ignominy and…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:959…of discourse dwelling of every beauty o you who have drunk from the hand of the lord the cup of his fury o you who have become a portion of fire far more active than the…
20Isa 51:20
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:273…and it shall consume everything round about the hills by the wrath of the fury of the lord the whole earth is burned and the people shall be as if burned by fire a man will…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:641…things of peace have ceased from before the face of the anger of the fury of the lord the good things of peace are agriculture plantations commerce the practice of arts the exchange of contracts marriages…
OrigenesPG 16:2259…midst my people and save each one his soul from the wrath of the fury of the lord and lest your heart should grow soft and you fear at the report that is heard in the…
22Isa 51:22
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:871…of the lord the cup of his fury the cup of ruin the cup of my fury thou hast drunk and drained and there was none to comfort thee among all the sons thou hast begotten…
23Isa 51:23
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:451…the hands of them that have wronged thee and humbled thee who said to thy soul bow down that we may pass over and thou hast laid thy middle parts as the ground to them that…