Nahum 2:1 (WEB)
He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!
Fathers and councils · 2
Cyril of Jerusalem
“This was the second time He breathed on man (His first breath having been stifled through wilful sins); that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He went up breathing upon thy face, and delivering thee from affliction.” — editor's note: Nahum ii. 1. The Septuagint, followed by Cyril, differs widely from the Hebrew: (R.V.) He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face.
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Augustine of Hippo
“He ascendeth who breathes in thy face, delivering thee out of tribulation.”” — editor's note: Nah. i. 14; ii. 1.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.31.
Cited together in The City of God XVIII.31.