Holy Scripture

Isaiah 49:18

A church father on this verse
“And he added: And in the blood of the grape, his garment: that is, in the suffering of his body, he washed the nations with his blood. For indeed, the nations are the garment of the Word, as it is written: As I live, says the Lord, unless I clothe them all as a garment. And elsewhere: You will change them as a garment…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — On the Blessings of the Patriarchs, 4.24

Source: Septuagint

Original

18Lift up thine eyes round about, and look on them all; behold, they are gathered together, and are come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt clothe thyself with them all as with an ornament, and put them on as a bride her attire.

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In context

16Behold, I have painted thy walls on my hands, and thou art continually before me.

17And thou shalt soon be built by those by whom thou wert destroyed, and they that made thee desolate shall go forth of thee.

— Isaiah 49:18 —

19For thy desert and marred and ruined places shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that devoured thee shall be removed far from thee.

20For thy sons whom thou hast lost shall say in thine ears, The place is too narrow for me: make room for me that I may dwell.

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