Ezechiel 14:12
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et factus est sermo Domini ad me, dicens :
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς μὲ λέγων
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר
The Fathers on this verse
St Cyprian Treatise XI, Chapter IV
Moses in Exodus prays for the people, and does not obtain his prayer, saying: “I pray, O Lord, this people hath sinned a great sin. They have made them gods of gold. And now, if Thou forgivest them their sin, forgive it; but if not, blot me out of the book which Thou hast written. And the Lord said unto Moses, If any one hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.” Moreover, when Jeremiah besought for the people, the Lord speaks to him, saying: “And pray not thou for this people, and entreat not for them in prayer and supplication; because I will not hear in the time wherein they shall call upon me in the time of their affliction.” Ezekiel also denounces this same anger of God upon those who sin against God, and says: “And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, whatsoever land sinneth against me, by committing an offence, I will stretch forth mine hand upon it …