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Clement of Alexandria, on Isa 1:4
Clement of Alexandria · c. A.D. 150–215
Isa 1:4 · Douay-Rheims
“Woe to the sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a wicked seed, ungracious children: they have forsaken the Lord, they have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel, they are gone away backwards.”
On this verse:
“Correction is a public rebuke of sin. [God] uses it in a manner that is particularly necessary for our instruction because of the weak faith of so many. For example, he says through Isaiah, "You have forsaken the Lord, you have provoked the holy one of Israel."”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.