Isaiah 61:10 (WEB)
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Fathers and councils · 9
Cyril of Jerusalem
“Let my soul rejoice in the Lord: for He hath clothed me with a garment of salvation, and a robe of gladness: He hath crowned me with a garland as a bridegroom, and decked me with ornaments as a bride: that the soul of every one of you may be found not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; I do not mean before you…” — editor's note: Is. lxi. 10. Compare Cant. iii. 11: Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day…
Read the whole comment“For thou shalt no more mourn, now that thou hast put off the old man; but thou shalt keep holy-day, clothed in the garment of salvation, even Jesus Christ.” — editor's note: Is. lxi. 10.
Read the whole comment“…say with the blessed Esaias, My soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with a garment of salvation, and put a robe of gladness around me.” — editor's note: Is. lxi. 10.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“…which causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, thus the Lord God hath caused righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.’” — editor's note: Isa. lxi. 10, 11.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For in order that ye may know these in a manner to be two persons, and again one by the bond of marriage, as one He speaketh in Isaiah, and saith, “As upon a Bridegroom he hath bound upon me a mitre, and as a Bride he hath clothed me with an ornament.”” — editor's note: Isa. lxi. 10.
Read the whole comment“He is afflicted because He is also Christ; who in the Prophet’s words calleth Himself both Bridegroom and Bride: “He hath bound on me the diadem as on a bridegroom, and as a bride hath adorned me with an ornament.”” — editor's note: Isa. lxi. 10.
Read the whole comment“And Esaias remembers right well that they are two: for speaking in the person of Christ he saith, “He hath set a mitre upon me as upon a bridegroom, and adorned me with an ornament as a bride.”” — editor's note: Isa. lxi. 10. Enarr. in Ps. ci. sec. 2.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“…of salvation, and hath put upon me a robe of gladness: as on a bridegroom He hath set a mitre upon me, and as a bride hath He adorned me with fair array.”” — editor's note: Is. lxi. 10 (not exactly from LXX.).
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Tertullian
“He hath put a mitre round about my head, as a bride.”” — editor's note: Isa. lxi. 10.
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