Jeremias 21:11
And to the house of the king of Juda: Hear ye the word of the Lord,
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et domui regis Juda : Audite verba Domini,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Ὁ οἶκος βασιλέως Ἰούδα, ἀκούσατε λόγον Κυρίου·
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וּלְבֵית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר יְהוָֽה
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, Colossians 1:9,10
Oftentimes do we say these things, but there are whom we cannot bring to believe. But it is nothing wonderful if we, men of small account, are thus treated, when we discourse of such things, since the same happened to the Prophets also; when they spoke not of such matters only, but also of war and captivity. ( Jer. xxi. 11; xxvii. 12 , &c) And Zedekiah was rebuked by Jeremiah, and was not ashamed. Therefore the Prophets said, “Woe unto them that say, Let God hasten with speed His work, that we may see it, and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it.” ( Isa. v. 18, 19 .) Let us not wonder at this. For neither did those believe who were in the days of the ark; they believed, however, when their belief was of no gain to them; neither did they of Sodom expect [their fate], howbeit they too believed, when they gained nothing by believing. …