Jeremiah 10:16 (WEB)
The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the maker of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. The LORD of Armies is his name.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“But His nature is immutable and invariable, wherefore of the creature the prophet saith “He that maketh and transformeth all things.”” — editor's note: The reference in Schulze’s edition is to Jeremiah x. 16, but here the Septuagint ὁ πλάσας τὰ πάντα does not bear out the point. The quotation is no doubt of…
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…an evil time, that the beloved had kicked, that we were become backsliding children, who are the luxuriant vine, the true vine, all fruitful, all beautiful, springing up splendidly with showers from on high.” — editor's note: Jer. ii. 21; x. 16.
Read the whole comment“But our faith is not like this, nor is this the portion of Jacob, says my Theologian.” — editor's note: Jer. x. 16.
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