Isaiah 8:4 (WEB)
For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
Fathers and councils · 11
Irenaeus of Lyons
““For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, Father or mother, He shall receive the power of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria, against the king of the Assyrians;” declaring, in a mysterious manner indeed, but emphatically, that the Lord did fight with a hidden hand against Amalek.” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4.
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Tertullian
“…ere the child learn to call father or mother, he shall receive the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria, in opposition to the king of the Assyrians.”” — editor's note: See Isa. viii. 4. (All these passages should be read in the LXX.)
Read the whole comment“Even granting that He was figuratively to take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria, still it was literally that He was to “enter into judgment with the elders and princes of the people.”” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4.
Read the whole comment“For, to begin with, you say that Isaiah’s Christ will have to be called Emmanuel; then, that He takes the riches of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria against the king of Assyria.” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4. Compare adv. Judæos, 9.
Read the whole comment“…the Child shall have knowledge to cry, My father and My mother, He shall take away the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria before the king of Assyria.”” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4.
Read the whole comment“For when by David Christ is sung as “girded with His sword upon His thigh,” or by Isaiah as “taking away the spoils of Samaria and the power of Damascus,” you make Him out to be really and truly a warrior confest to the eye.” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis II.6Book II
“All which (passages) show that in Him there was no sense of sin; and that the prophet might show more clearly that no sense of sin had ever entered into Him, he says, “Before the boy could have knowledge to call upon father or mother, He turned away from wickedness.”” — editor's note: This quotation is made up of two different parts of Isaiah: chap. viii. 4, “Before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father and my mother;” and chap.…
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Justin Martyr
“But God shall bring on thee, and on thy people, and on the house of thy father, days which have not yet come upon thee since the day in which Ephraim took away from Judah the king of Assyria.’” — editor's note: Isa. vii. 10–17 with Isa. viii. 4 inserted. The last clause may also be translated, “in which He took away from Judah Ephraim, even the king of Assyria.”
Read the whole comment“…thy people, and on the house of thy father, days which have not yet come upon thee since the day in which Ephraim took away from Judah the king of Assyria.’ ” And I continued: “Now it is evident to all, that in the race of Abraham according to the flesh no one has been born of a virgin, or is said to have been born…” — editor's note: Isa. vii. 10–17, with Isa. viii. 4 inserted between vers. 16 and 17.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“And again, Esaias: “Before the Child know how to call father or mother, he shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of Assyria.”” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4.
Read the whole comment“But what king that ever was, before he had strength to call father or mother, reigned and gained triumphs over his enemies?” — editor's note: Isa. viii. 4, where note LXX.
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Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 43 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 43 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 43 and 2 other places.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 43 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 43 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 43 and 1 other place.