Isaiah 10:17 (WEB)
The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
Fathers and councils · 4
Origen
- Origen, De Principiis II.10Book II
“And in other passages he says, “The Lord will sanctify in a burning fire” and in the prophecies of Malachi he says, “The Lord sitting will blow, and purify, and will pour forth the cleansed sons of Judah.”” — editor's note: Isa. x. 17, cf. lxvi. 16.
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“For in the expression of Isaiah, “And he shall devour ὕλη,” i.e., matter, “like hay,” when speaking of those who were appointed to undergo their punishments, the word “matter” was used instead of “sins.”” — editor's note: Isa. x. 17, καὶ φάγεται ώσεὶ χόρτον τὴν ὕλην, Sept. The Vulgate follows the Masoretic text.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And Isaiah shows that the Holy Spirit is not only Light but also Fire, saying: “And the light of Israel shall be for a fire.”” — editor's note: Isa. x. 17.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“And the light of Israel shall be a fire, and shall sanctify him in flame, and shall consume the forest like grass.”” — editor's note: Isa. x. 12–17.
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