“Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.”
Quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight — the catalog continues: faith quenches (sbennymi) fire (Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego), escapes (pheugo) the sword's edge, finds strength (dunamoō) in weakness, becomes mighty (ischyros) in battle, routes (klino) armies.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:34
“Stopped the mouths of lions,” Hebrews 11:34 “quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword.” See how they were in death itself, Daniel encompassed by the lions, the three children abiding in the furnace, the Israelites, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, in various temptations; and yet not even so did they despair. For this is Faith; when things are turning out adversely, then we ought to believe that nothing adverse is done, but all things in due order. “Escaped the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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