Where the Fathers quote Nah 1
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1Nah 1:1
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1265…out unharmed nahum son of elkesh vii a prophecy concerning the destruction of nineveh the book of the vision he also prophesies and preaches concerning the festival he signifies in it also concerning the savior and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:287…ninive the great city nahum whose beginning is the burden of ninive the book of the vision of nahum the elcesite abacum whose beginning is the burden which abacum the prophet saw sophonias whose beginning is…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:133…ambassador to the nations a and concerning nahum the burden of ninive the book of the vision of nahum the elcesite and concerning habacuc the burden which habacuc the prophet saw and malachias having passed over…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:13…rd of the Lord came to Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah (Jer. 1. 1). And another again: The burden of Nineveh. A book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite (Nahum 1. 1). For this man also indicates the same thing to those [who…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:777…well as we can item by item h chap i h vers the burden of nineveh the book of the vision of nahum the elkoshite ii he first sets down the scope of the prophecy and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1789…to the explanation of the words h chapter one h b verse the burden of nineveh the book of the vision of nahum the elkoshite the grace of the all holy spirit working in diverse ways…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:401…remains to attend to the particulars h chapter i h b verse the burden of nineveh the book of the vision of nahum the elkoshite this is then the accustomed title of the prophetic books however…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:403…shown by the same reasoning it is also said here the assumption of nineveh the book of the vision of nahum the elkoshite this is meant to signify that the prophet's mind suddenly seized by the…
2Nah 1:2
Bartholomew the Apostle 1st c. (fl. c. 33 AD)PG 2:803…vengeance of his servants whence he himself speaks through the prophet saying the lord is a jealous god and avenging the lord has acted freely in vengeance and so forth and the apostle says who are…
3Nah 1:3
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:783…faith the lord in consuming and in shaking is his way and clouds are the dust of his feet b iv the prophet being about to foretell the overthrow of nineveh for the consolation of those…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:923…him who has committed things worthy of punishment a the lord has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm no longer he says will the god of all grant you mercy but he will…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1791…way the action is to be understood both here and there and clouds are the dust of his feet most appropriately did he add the mention of dust he wishes to mean that he will no…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:393…will sink our sins, and they shall be cast into the depths of the sea." Mich. vii, 18-20. "The Lord is long-suffering, and His power is great." Nahum i, 3. "I have made, and I will bear. And I will take up, and wi…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:405…to destroy everything among you and to bring upon you total ruin and the clouds are the dust of his feet consistently with having said his way he added the clouds are the dust of his…
4Nah 1:4
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:649…our nod, do you not consume them by a command, could you not threaten? Was not the prophet’s word about Him, Who threatens the sea, and dries it up (Nahum 1:4)? So much do they fight against God, so much do they blasph…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:293…olutely, but that he has the power, when he wills; just as when he says, "He who threatens the sea, and dries it up, and makes all the rivers desert" (Nahum 1:4); and yet this has never happened. How then does the prophe…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1293…es it up, and makes all the rivers desert," and, "At His feet the earth stood and was shaken; He looked, and the nations were melted." (Ps. CIII, 32; Nahum I, 4; Habac. III, 5, 6.) 39. In many places he speaks of "flesh…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1347…?› — ‹Who shall speak of the mighty acts of the Lord? let them be heard,› etc. — ‹Raising the needy from the earth, and from the dunghill,› etc. Nahum i, 4. — ‹Threatening the sea, and drying it up, and making all t…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:181…sea saw it, and fled; the Jordan was turned back" [Psa. 113:3]. "Who shakes the heaven from its foundations. Who threatens the sea, and dries it up" [Nahum 1:4]. "Who established the heaven like an arch, and stretched i…
OrigenesPG 16:2113…honiah away from Jerusalem (21 is absent), 22, they shall enter into Babylon, says the Lord. IDEM. () Ps. CV, 9, And he rebuked the Red Sea. Nahum I, 4, Rebuking the sea. But he alludes rather to Luke [sic, sc…
5Nah 1:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:107…and he adds let the sea be moved and the fulness thereof the world and all that dwell therein the floods shall clap their hands the mountains shall be joyful together before the lord for he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:491…where it says the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof the world and all that dwell therein these things having been prophesied the prophet proceeds to testify that although the whole earth shall be…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1279…3 284 11, 2 1440 7, 14 297 26, 14 1451 Abdie 1 331 41, 8 1456 18 363 55, 4 1463 Jonae 1 683 Ezech. 1, 4 1471 3, 3 686 1, 14 1474 4, 4 687 1, 16 1521 Nahum 1, 5 690 1, 25 1540 Habac. 1, 7, 9 722 6, 6 1542 1, 14 761 13, 1…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:907…third psalm there the earth is the lord's and the fulness thereof the world and all that dwell therein and look there the north and the sea thou createdst b hesychius says that scripture very often…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:985…spoken of frequently let the sea be moved and the fullness thereof the world and all that dwell therein by movement here also he signifies exultation and leaping just as we have said previously in the…
6Nah 1:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:455…rocks were cleft, so that you might learn of whom the prophet said: "His fury makes the principalities tabesce, and the rocks are perforated by Him" (Nahum 1:6). The monuments were opened, that the resurrection might ap…
Bartholomew the Apostle 1st c. (fl. c. 33 AD)PG 2:803…shall resist in the wrath of his fury his indignation has been poured out like fire and the rocks have been dissolved by him the lord is good and strengthening d…
7Nah 1:7
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:383…e wrath of the Lord, because I have sinned against him. » Micah vii, 9 — « The Lord is good to them that wait upon him in the day of tribulation. » Nahum i, 7 — « If he make delay, wait for him: for coming he will come…
9Nah 1:9
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1147…the prophetic utterance might find its end in them what do you imagine against the lord he will make an utter end affliction shall not rise up the second time for as thorns are folded together…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1561…ng." (Deut.). "What are you planning against the Lord? He will make an end, and he will not take vengeance twice for the same thing in tribulation." (Nahum I, 9). TITLE XXIV. — Concerning common matters; and that it…
11Nah 1:11
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1147…conviviality of those drinking together shall be consumed as stubble fully dry there is one come out of thee that imagineth evil against the lord a wicked counsellor and from whom has the thought against the…
15Nah 1:15
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1363…but from the priestly voice of the prophet who crying out foretold behold upon the mountains the feet of him who brings good news and announces peace what does the word announce mean unless it adds…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1383…xvi, 1): "Observe the month of new fruits (49), so that you may celebrate 61 the Pascha to the Lord your God." The same also says through the prophet (Nahum i, 15): "Celebrate, O Judah, your festivals, and pay your vows to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:777…decay. It is finished, it is taken away. For the one who breathes upon thy face has ascended from the earth, and is delivering thee from tribulation (Nahum 1:15 & 2:1). Then He says: Peace be unto you. And when He had…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:507A…phet from among the twelve whose name is Nahum, saying: 'Celebrate, O Judah, your feasts, render to God your vows. No longer shall they add to come to oldness [Nah. 1:15].'" Those former things, he says, "…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:801…e deemed worthy of veneration. For true indeed are the things which the prophet speaks: «How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good things!» (Nahum i, 15; Rom. x, 15.) And these are by no means temporary things, n…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1795…they themselves may not become booty for the enemies vers for behold the feet of him that bringeth good tidings and publisheth peace are swift upon the mountains when these things happen against you many shall…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1241…of a harlot. TIT. XXXIII. — On Good News. Prov. xxv, 25. “As cold water is pleasant to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” Nahum 1, 15. “Behold, upon the mountains the feet of one bringing good…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1289…owship of those who are praised by Isaias with these words: How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of peace and good things (Nahum I, 15)—such as the feet of Paul were, along with the other apostl…