# 2 Clement 6.8

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:136; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 128–161 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/6/8/

Summary: Ezekiel: even Noah, Job, and Daniel cannot save their children.

## Greek text

λέγει δὲ καὶ ἡ γραφὴ ἐν τῷ Ἰεζεκιήλ, ὅτι ἐὰν ἀναστῇ Νῶε καὶ Ἰὼβ καὶ Δανιήλ, οὐ ῥύσονται τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ αἰχμαλωσίᾳ.

## English translation (Claude)

And the scripture also says in Ezekiel that “if Noah and Job and Daniel should arise, they will not rescue their children in the captivity.”

## Scripture references

- Ezek 14:14: allusion, high confidence
- Ezek 14:20: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 6.8 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/6/8/).