Leviticus 26:24
I also will walk contrary to you, and will strike you seven times for your sins.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- ego quoque contra vos adversus incedam, et percutiam vos septies propter peccata vestra,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- πορεύσομαι κἀγὼ μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν θυμῷ πλαγίῳ, καὶ πατάξω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ ἑπτάκις ἀντὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ὑμῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י אַף אֲנִ֛י עִמָּכֶ֖ם בְּקֶ֑רִי וְהִכֵּיתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ גַּם אָ֔נִי שֶׁ֖בַע עַל חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם
The Fathers on this verse
Clement of Alexandria The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Fragments of Clemens Alexandrinus
Possibly by the “iota and the tittle” His righteousness exclaims, “If ye come right to me, I also will come right to you; if ye walk crooked, I also will walk crooked, saith the Lord of hosts,” alluding to the offences of sinners under the name of crooked ways. For the straight way, and that according to nature, which is pointed out by the iota of Jesus, is His goodness, which is immoveable towards those who have obediently believed. There shall not then pass away from the law neither the iota nor the tittle; that is, neither the promise that applies to the straight in the way, nor the punishment threatened against those that diverge. …