“I take it to be similar in the case of the book mentioned by Ezekiel, in which had been written lamentation, mourning and woe. The whole book contains the "woe" of those perishing, and the "mourning" of those being saved and the "lamentation" of those in between. John, too, who eats one roll on which there is writing…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 5:7
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10And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
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8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;