Where the Fathers quote Joel 1
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1Joel 1:1
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1633…address the explanation part by part chapter i vers the word of the lord that came to joel the son of phatuel since many as is likely had the same name he added the name of…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:55…came to micah the morasthite and the word of the lord which came to joel the son of pethuel and thus saith the lord god says obadiah which refers to the word just as all the…
2Joel 1:2
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:287…came to joel the son of bathuel hear this all ye elders and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land abdias whose beginning is the vision of abdias thus saith the lord god to idumea…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:89…says in the forty eighth psalm hear these things all ye nations give ear all ye inhabitants of the world thus therefore christ was typified as in aaron and what is more paradoxical do not marvel…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1155…through the lyre of the psalmist b hear this all ye nations give ear all ye inhabitants of the world ps xlviii and just as the memory of the demons perished with a sound that is…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:329…as i suppose the name of bathuel has nonetheless been added vers hear this ye old men and with your ears perceive all inhabitants of the earth if such things have come to pass in your…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1633…lord of all he both foresees future events and proclaims them vers hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the earth hath this been in your days or in the days…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:211…follow directed toward the utility of the people hear this ye elders and give ear all ye inhabitants of the earth if such things have happened in your days d as if towards those slower to…
3Joel 1:3
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:219D…t all these things, according to the prophetic utterance, "announce to your children, and your children to their children, and they to the generation to come" (Joel I, 3), so that all who shall exist until the…
4Joel 1:4
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:461B…beautiful things of the earth (cf. Joel I, 19). The residue of the caterpillar the locust has eaten, and the residue of the locust the cankerworm has eaten (cf. Joel I, 4); then the beetle, and then I know not…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:213…these events may be able to render them also more prudent vers that which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten and that which…
5Joel 1:5
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:195…who overturn the venerable dogmas of the Church and distort the right meaning of the Scriptures, I think one must say: "Awake, you who are drunk on your wine" (Joel 1, 5), so that, having perceived the illustr…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:683D…he mouth of the Lord, as it is written (Jerem. XXIII, 16). Whom, therefore, we shall deservedly address as follows: "Awake, you who are drunk from your wine!" (Joel I, 5). Or perhaps, and indeed more truly, we…
6Joel 1:6
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:337…for a nation has ascended upon my land strong and innumerable its teeth are the teeth of a lion and its molars are those of a lion s cub it has set my vine for destruction…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1305…easier for a camel and concerning the locust for a nation has come up upon my land strong its teeth are as the teeth of a lion and sinners have been alienated from the womb and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1637…israel his land since he also calls israel his own people its teeth are the teeth of a lion and its molars are like those of a lion's whelp he has said the same thing in…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:865…a serpent for if you draw near it will bite you its teeth are the teeth of a lion destroying the souls of men rom vi do not let sin therefore reign in your mortal body…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:213…indicating why these things happen he says vers for a nation has come up upon my land strong and without number his teeth are the teeth of a lion and his jaw teeth as those of…
8Joel 1:8
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1265A…ρ is said in Scripture, which in Plutarch’s Pompeius is called παρθένιος ἀνήρ. Πόπλα τὸν παρθένιον ἄνδρα κείμενον [Publius, the virgin-man lying there]. Joel i, 8: Θρήνησον ὑπὲρ νύμφην περιεζωσμένην σά…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1637…witness for he says lament to me for the bride girded in sackcloth for the husband of her youth he did not say lamented but will lament teaching that after the experience they will continually wail…
9Joel 1:9
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:215…of the loss produces a heavier pain sacrifice and libation have been cut off from the house of the lord here he clearly indicates the evils about to come upon them from the babylonians for then…
10Joel 1:10
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:95D…he woman, he tore his garments.” Prov. xi, 26. — “He that withholds grain, the people curse him. He who hoards grain, may he be left to the nations.” Joel i, 10-14. — “Lament, you priests, who minister a…
12Joel 1:12
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:95…over the wheat and barley the vintage has perished from the field the vine is dried up and the fig trees have dwindled the pomegranate and the palm and the apple and all the trees of…
13Joel 1:13
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:437A…is reason God also says: "You covered my altar with tears" (Malach. II, 13). God therefore reproves those weeping at the altar, saying: "Priests, enter, weep" (Joel I, 13). But He reproves them, not because…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1763C…nd say, Spare, O Lord, Thy people, and do not give Thy inheritance to reproach, that the nations may rule over it, that they may not say, Where is their God?" (Joel i, 13; ii, 17). For it is within our power to…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:215…the fertility of its fruits what then follows these things c vers gird yourselves and lament ye priests mourn ye who minister at the altar enter sleep in sackcloth while you are engaged in the ministry…
14Joel 1:14
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:983…of israel you shall not bring the reward of a harlot into the house of the lord your god to the altar nor the price of a dog for he says the prayers from the wages…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:553…also paul did not enjoin these things alone hear what joel says sanctify ye a fast call a solemn assembly gather together the elders joel but perhaps you are seeking this where did he counsel to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:437A…ast, and have feasted on heavenly things in the fasting (or lack of food) of our bodies, let us take care to keep the fast holy. "Sanctify," he says, "a fast" (Joel I, 14). Do we sanctify it, or are we sanctifi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:711CLatin…I Ad medelam hodie Deus genus nostrum advocat. Per prophetam enim jejunium medicinam esse definivit: Sanctificate jejunium, inquit, prædicate medelam (Joel 1. 14). Quia enim vidit Deus Adamum multis vu…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:905…the hire of a harlot nor the exchange of a dog into the house of the lord your god for any vow because both are an abomination to the lord your god a pall the law…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:347…proclaim a cure gather the elders all who inhabit the earth into the house of the lord your god and cry out to the lord vehemently woe woe woe unto the day xi in what way…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:101…your god sanctify a fast proclaim a healing gather the elders all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your god and cry out to the lord vehemently alas for the day and these…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:579…sanctify a fast proclaim a healing gather all the elders dwelling in the land into the house of the lord our god and cry out to the lord vehemently for no one i suppose would say…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:847…cure gather the elders or rather not them only but also all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your god and having gathered together cry out saying vers woe woe for the day…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1639…cure gather the elders or rather not these alone but also all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your god and being gathered cry out saying c vers woe is me woe is…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1239…bring the first fruits of the first products of your earth into the house of the lord your god levit vii the right arm shall be for the priest levit xxvii every tithe of your land…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1431…first fruits of the ground of your land you shall bring into the house of the lord your god exod xx you shall not go up by steps to my altar that you may not uncover…
15Joel 1:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1369…nor by word nor by letter as from us as that the day of the lord is at hand let no man deceive you by any means for that day shall not come except there come…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:875…and let all the inhabitants of the earth be confounded because the day of the lord is at hand for it is near a day of darkness and gloom a day of cloud and whirlwind as…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:625…nor by word nor by letter as from us as that the day of the lord is at hand let no man deceive you by any means a such are the kinds of things i see…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:705…an olive gleaning in the vintage and again another prophet woe woe for the day for the day of the lord is near and it is as destruction and again another woe is me for it…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:461…nor by word nor by letter as from us as that the day of the lord is at hand having said quench not the spirit he added opportunely and the rest saying despise not prophesyings therefore…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:481…by word nor by letter as if from us as that the day of the lord is at hand here it seems to me that he is hinting at certain people who went about having forged…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:355…and let all the inhabitants of the land be troubled for the day of the lord is at hand for a day of darkness and of gloom a day of cloud and mist is near xv…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:217…your god and cry out to the lord intensely woe woe woe for the day for the day of the lord is near and since those in your region who are advanced in age ought to…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:219…let all the inhabitants of the land be gathered together for the day of the lord is at hand for it is a day of darkness and gloom a day of cloud and whirlwind having therefore…
16Joel 1:16
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1307…earth shall pass away.” (Ps. civ, 26; lxvii, 22; vi, 7; cxiii, 4; Isa. lv, 12; Matt. xix, 24; Joel i, 16; Ps. lvii, 3; Matt. vi, 3; Matt. v, 29;…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:847…it come vers because food has withered away before your eyes and joy and gladness from the house of our god you shall see he says evils following upon evils and these things added upon those…
17Joel 1:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:51D…ped at their mangers, the herds of oxen wept, because there was no pasture; all the beasts of the field looked to you, because the water-brooks were dried up" (Joel I, 17); another, lamenting the evils born fro…
18Joel 1:18
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:723A…ong us: The herds of cattle have wept, because there was no pasture for them, and the sheep-folds are destroyed, because the exits of the rivers have dried up (Joel 1:18, 20). So greatly have our transgression…
19Joel 1:19
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:461B…as Christians were punished as the impious. Woe is me! for we have become rich and copious in evils, for fire has devoured the beautiful things of the earth (cf. Joel I, 19). The residue of the caterpillar the l…