Ezekiel 15 in the early church
[Vulgate: Ezechiel]
10 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezekiel 15, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Ezekiel 15:2
“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 15:2 | Homilies on Ezekiel 5.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
Ezekiel 15:3
Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 15:3 | Homilies on Ezekiel 5.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
Ezekiel 15:4
No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 15:4 | Homilies on Ezekiel 5.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Ezek 15:4–5 | Demonstration 11.1 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Ezek 15:4–5 | Demonstration 16.3 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Ezek 15:4–5 | Demonstration 19.5 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Ezek 15:4 | Demonstration 19.11 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Ezek 15:4 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 81.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
Ezekiel 15:5
Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 15:5 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 81.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
Ezekiel 15:6
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 15:6 | Homilies on Ezekiel 5.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |