Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

2 Kings 19:24

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 353, footnote 3 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 737 (In-Text, Margin)

4. Now Nebuchadnezzar said:— I will ascend to heaven and exalt my throne above the stars of God and sit in the lofty mountains that are in the borders of the North. Isaiah said concerning him:— Because thy heart has thus exalted thee, therefore thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, and all that look upon thee shall be astonished at thee. And Sennacherib also said thus:— I will go up to the summit of the mountains and to the shoulders of Lebanon.[2 Kings 19:23-24]   I will dig and drink water and will dry up with my horses’ hoofs all the deep rivers.  And because he thus exalted himself, Isaiah again said concerning him:— Why does the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it, or the saw exalt itself ...