Daniel 6:26
It is decreed by me, that in all my empire and my kingdom all men dread and fear the God of Daniel. For he is the living and eternal God for ever: and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his power shall be for ever.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- A me constitutum est decretum, ut in universo imperio et regno meo, tremiscant et paveant Deum Danielis : ipse est enim Deus vivens, et æternus in sæcula, et regnum ejus non dissipabitur, et potestas ejus usque in æternum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐκ προσώπου μου ἐτέθη δόγμα τοῦτο, ἐν πάσῃ ἀρχῇ τῆς βασιλείας μου εἶναι τρέμοντας καὶ φοβουμένους ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ Δανιήλ, ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν θεὸς ζῶν καὶ μένων εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ οὐ διαφθαρήσεται, καὶ ἡ κυρία αὐτοῦ ἕως τέλους·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Daniel 6:27
- מִן קֳדָמַי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י בְּכָל שָׁלְטָ֣ן מַלְכוּתִ֗י לֶהֱוֺ֤ן זאעין וְדָ֣חֲלִ֔ין מִן קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָהֵ֣הּ דִּי דָֽנִיֵּ֑אל דִּי ה֣וּא אֱלָהָ֣א חַיָּ֗א וְקַיָּם֙ לְעָ֣לְמִ֔ין וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ דִּֽי לָ֣א תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד סוֹפָֽא
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St Cyprian Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews, Testimony XX
In the cxth Psalm: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Of the same thing in the Wisdom of Solomon: “The beginning of wisdom is to fear God.” Also in the Proverbs of the same: “Blessed is the man who reverences all things with fear.” Of the same thing in Isaiah: “And upon whom else will I look, except upon him that is lowly and peaceful, and that trembleth at my words?” Of this same thing in Genesis: “And the angel of the Lord called him from heaven, and said unto him, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. …