Fragments on Lamentations · §89 · Origen of Alexandria

God judged; Christ and the nation’s capture

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God judged, having killed the false prophet and having handed over the king, and upon Christ having handed over the nation unto capture. And the “I before their eyes,” (Lamentations 3:58–63) that I was heavy to them even appearing.

Greek

Klagel. Jerera. 3, 58. 63. Ἐδίκασεν ὁ θεὸς ἀποκτείνας τὸν ψευδοπροφήτην καὶ τὸν βασι- λέα παραδούς, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ παραδοὺς τὸ ἔθνος εἰς ἅλωσιν. τὸ δὲ ἐγὼ ἐπ' ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, ὅτι βαρὺς ἤμην αὐτοῖς καὶ φαινόμενος.