Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Qui a suscité de l'orient Celui que le salut appelle à sa suite? Qui lui a livré les nations et assujetti des rois? Qui a réduit leur glaive en poussière, Et leur arc en un chaume qui s'envole?
KJV
Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
at Christ should be born of his seed: but of gratuitous election and vocation. Hence it is written ( Is. 41:2 ): "Who hath raised up the just one form the east, hath called him to follow him?" It is therefore evident that it was merely from gratuitous election that the patriarchs…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 101 (Migne)
quinta et in Isaiam prophetam: « Quis exsurgere facit de Oriente justum. Vocavit eum ad pedes suos (Isa. XLI, 2) ? Pater vocavit eum Filium: imo, ut vere dicamus, Deus hominem vocavit justum, [Col. 0153A] vel justitiam, ad pedes suos, id est, incarnationem Filii sui. Ideo et ado…
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