Lamentations 3:34 (WEB)
To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,
Fathers and councils · 4
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VIII.54Book VIII
“…to certain beings who are the keepers of this prison-house,” our answer is, that the souls of those who are called by Jeremiah “prisoners of the earth,” when eager in the pursuit of virtue, are even in this life delivered from the bondage of evil; for Jesus declared this, as was foretold long before His advent…” — editor's note: Lam. iii. 34.
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Jerome
“Lam. iii. 26–42.” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“This passage we certainly find in the Lamentations of Jeremiah, and from it, and from what follows, we note that the Lord humbles all the prisoners of the earth under His feet, in order that we may escape His judgment.” — editor's note: Lam. iii. 34.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“To us who are (as Jeremiah saith), “prisoners of the earth,” and covered with the denseness of carnal nature, this at all events is known, that as it is impossible for a man to step over his own shadow, however fast he…” — editor's note: Lam. iii. 34.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.54.