Psalm 127:4 (WEB)
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
Fathers and councils · 3
Augustine of Hippo
““Like as the arrows in the hand of the mighty one, even so are the children of those that are shot out” (ver. 4).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For have all the Jews perished? and whence were the Apostles, the sons of the Prophets, the sons of the exiles?” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 4. Excussi, a literal translation of the Greek LXX. ἐκτετιναγμἐνοι. This translation of the ambiguous Hebrew root רעַנָ which means to shake out,…
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Jerome
“In reply to a request from Marcella for information concerning two phrases in Ps. cxxvii. (“bread of sorrow,” v. 2, and “children of the shaken off,” A.V. “of the youth,” v. 4).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Letters Letter 34.
Cited together in Letters Letter 34.
Cited together in Letters Letter 34.
Cited together in Letters Letter 34.