Letter 294

To Kalokyros. Men are often called "waters"; for the prophets say: "Behold, like much water, many nations." And: "A multitude of many nations shall roar like water." And: "Behold, I bring up upon you the great water, the king of the Assyrians." [the three quotations are drawn from the prophetic Scriptures, the last from Isaiah 8:7]

Ὕδατα πολλάκις οἱ ἄνθρωποι λέγονται· φασὶ γὰρ οἱ προφῆται· «Ἰδοὺ ὡς ὕδωρ πολὺ, ἔθνη πολλά.» Καὶ, «Πλῆθος ἐθνῶν πολλῶν, ὥσπερ ὕδωρ ἠχήσει.» Καὶ, «Ἰδοὺ ἀνάγω ἐφ' ὑμᾶς τὸ ὕδωρ πολὺ, τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἀσσυρίων.»