Hosea 7:9 (WEB)
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it.
Fathers and councils · 2
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X II.13Conference II
“Against whom that reproof of the Lord is specially aimed by the prophet: “Strangers have devoured his strength and he knew it not: yea, grey hairs also are spread about upon him, and he is ignorant of it.”” — editor's note: Hos. vii. 9.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.11Conference XXIV
“…grieved: and they mocked me but I knew it not;’ or this that is said in the Prophet: ‘And strangers have devoured his strength, but he himself knew it not’), because day after day they ceaselessly drag down your mind to earthly things, and change it in accordance with the variations of chance; but also because…” — editor's note: Prov. xxiii. 35 (LXX.); Hos. vii. 9.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.11.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.11.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIV.11.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.