Zephaniah 3:11 (WEB)
In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out from among you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be arrogant in my holy mountain.
Fathers and councils · 3
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VIII.72Book VIII
“The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”” — editor's note: Zeph. iii. 7–13.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“Therefore, those who have parted with evil will be united with Him; and so, as the Apostle says, God will be “all in all”; for this utterance seems to me plainly to confirm the opinion we have already arrived at, for it means that God will be instead of all other things, and in all.” — editor's note: This (1 Cor. xv. 28) is a text much handled by the earlier Greek Fathers. Origen especially has made it one of the Scripture foundations upon which he has…
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Augustine of Hippo
“And I will leave in thee a meek and humble people, and they who shall be left of Israel shall fear the name of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Zeph. iii. 9–12.
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