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Deuteronomy 28:66 (WEB)
Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be afraid night and day, and will have no assurance of your life.

Fathers and councils · 9

Origen, Against Celsus II.74Book II
“And there is fulfilled among you also the prophecy which said: “Your life shall hang in doubt before your eyes, and you will have no assurance of your life.”” — editor's note: Cf. Deut. xxviii. 66.
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Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies IV.10Book IV
“For he says, “And thy life shall be hanging before thine eyes, and thou wilt not believe thy life.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66. Tertullian, Cyprian, and other early Fathers, agree with Irenæus in his exposition of this text.
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Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies V.18Book V
““And His own peculiar people did not receive Him,” as Moses declared this very thing among the people: “And thy life shall be hanging before thine eyes, and thou wilt not believe thy life.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians II.2Discourse II
“For Moses has said, ‘Ye shall see your Life hanging before your eyes.’” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66. Vid. [de Incar. 35. The text is frequently thus explained by the Fathers].
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.8Festal Letters
“And if they had considered the prophecy of Moses, they would not have hanged Him Who was their Life.” — editor's note: Ps. ii. 1; Deut. xxviii. 66.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation of the Word §34
“For first Moses predicts it, and that with a loud voice, when he says: “Ye shall see your Life hanging before your eyes, and shall not believe.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66, see Orat ii. 16, note 1.
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Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 14
“And that it was Life, which hung on the Cross, Moses says, weeping, And thy life shall be hanging before thine eyes; and thou shalt be afraid day and night, and thou shalt not trust thy life.” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66.
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Leo the Great, Sermons Sermon 59
“…it was said by the mouth of Moses, “And thy life shall be hanging before thine eyes, and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt not be assured of thy life.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.21Book II
“Also in Deuteronomy: “And Thy life shall be hanging (in doubt) before Thine eyes; and Thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt not trust to Thy life.”” — editor's note: Deut. xxviii. 66.
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