Measuring line stretches the punishment
For he has taken away all her security, having stretched out the measure of the punishment—which indeed Zechariah also has seen.
Greek
Klagel. Jerem. 2, 8. Πᾶσαν γὰρ αὐτῆς ἀφεῖλεν ἀσφάλειαν, τῆς τιμωρίας ἐκτείνας τὸ μέτρον· ὃ δὴ καὶ Ζαχαρίας τεθέαται.
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Origen, Fragments on Lamentations. Original English Translation from the Greek (Klostermann).
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