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John Chrysostom, on Isa 11:4
John Chrysostom · A.D. 347–407
Isa 11:4 · Douay-Rheims
“But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: land he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.”
On this verse:
“rod of his mouth....: He is not speaking literally, for all the language in this passage he employs in a spiritual sense.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.