Isaiah 11:9

• §672Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"Read at vatican.va

  “Before his Ascension Christ affirmed that the hour had not yet come for the glorious establishment of the messianic kingdom awaited by Israel which, according to the prophets, was to bring all men the definitive order of justice, love and peace.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 11:1-9.

Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians I.12Discourse I

  “…and in Judæa only was God known; but now, unto all the earth has gone forth their voice, and all the earth has been filled with the knowledge of God, and the disciples have made disciples of all the nations, and now is fulfilled what is written, ‘They shall be all taught of God.’” — editor's note: Is. xi. 9; vid. Ps. lxxvi. 1, and xix. 4.

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• Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation of the Word §43

  “For I resume, and repeat what I said before, that the Saviour did this in order that, as He fills all things on all sides by His presence, so also He might fill all things with the knowledge of Him, as the divine Scripture also says: “The whole earth was filled with the knowledge of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Isa. xi. 9. For the arguments, compare §§11–14.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, Concerning Repentance I.13Book I

  “And then it is written: “Then shall the wolves and the lambs feed together, the lion and the ox shall eat straw, and they shall not hurt nor destroy in My holy mountain, saith the Lord.”” — editor's note: Isa. xi. 6, 8, 9.

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Theodoret of Cyrus

• Theodoret of Cyrus, Dialogues (Eranistes) §2

  “The prediction also foretold the change of the world, for “the earth” he says “shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.”” — editor's note: Isaiah xi. 9

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Hebrews Homily 14

  “And again, “the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as much water to cover the seas.” ( Isa. xi. 9 .)” — the author cites it

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion IV.24Book IV

  “Happily the Creator has promised by Isaiah to give this power even to little children, of putting their hand in the cockatrice den and on the hole of the young asps without at all receiving hurt.” — editor's note: Isa. xi. 8, 9.

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Parallel passages

• Habakkuk 2:14

  Isaiah 11:9 and Habakkuk 2:14 share the same wording (16 words).

Cited together with

• Micah 7:17

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• 1 Corinthians 4:21

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• 1 Corinthians 5:1

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• 1 Corinthians 5:5

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Colossians 2:15

  Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Word §43.

• Genesis 3:14

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Job 2:6

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Job 41:1

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Job 41:5

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Job 41:8

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Psalm 80:5

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.

• Proverbs 23:13

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.13.