Fragments on Lamentations · §15

Zion lives in bitterness, not as a form of anger

Click or tap any sentence to jump there. The side buttons skip a paragraph.

Zion, having nothing sweet at all, lives through bitterness by herself; for one must not take “being embittered” (Lamentations 1:4) now of some form of anger.

Greek

Klagel. Jerem. 1, 4. Ἡ Σιὼν γλυκὺ μηδαμῶς ἔχουσά τι, ἐν πικρίᾳ διάγει καθ᾿ ἑαντήν οὐ ληπτέον γὰρ τὸ πικραινομένη νῦν ἐπί τινος εἴδους ὀργῆς.

About this text

Origen, Fragments on Lamentations.

This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.