Dust and ash; hope that does not shame
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For he will humble himself saying: “I am earth and ash,” (Lamentations 3:27–30) if indeed he truly is a man, and he has been filled with the hope that does not shame—such as also “my soul was stuck to the floor.” (Genesis 18:27) (Romans 5:5) (Psalm 119:25)
Greek
Klagel. Jerem. 3, 27. 29. 30. Ταπεινώσει γὰρ ἑαυτὸν φάσκων· «ἐγὼ δέ εἰμι γῆ καὶ σποδός«, εἴπερ ὄντως ἐστὶν ἀνήρ, καὶ τῆς μὴ καταισχυνούσης ἐλπίδος πεπλήρωται, ὁποῖον καὶ τὸ «ἐκολλήθη τῷ ἐδάφει ἡ φυχή μου.
About this text
Origen, Fragments on Lamentations.
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