Ambrose of Milan, on Jer 37:15

“So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days.”

“Would anyone deny that Joseph was blessed in prison, where he interpreted dreams by the spirit of wisdom, revealing the truth and the sequence of future events? Would anyone deny that Isaiah was blessed when he was sawn in half? Jeremiah, when he was thrown into a pit? Daniel, when he stood unharmed among the lions, with the prophet's meal brought to him by an angel? Certainly, they were blessed not because they ate a meal that did not belong to them, but because they closed the mouths of the lions with their merits.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.