Ezekiel 2 in the early church

[Vulgate: Ezechiel]

28 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezekiel 2, 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.

Verses: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 10

Ezekiel 2:1

“Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:1	PG 12:1139 (Ps 4 LXX) · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 220-254
Ezek 2:1	Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 43–45 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	5th century (disputed)

Ezekiel 2:3

“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:3	Commentary on John 2.184 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
Ezek 2:3–7	On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 9 · Lucifer of Cagliari	quotation, high confidence	ca. 356–361
Ezek 2:3	Tractates on the Psalms 65.15 · Hilary of Poitiers	quotation, high confidence	ca. 360–367

Ezekiel 2:5

And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:5	Letter 106.67 · Jerome	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
Ezek 2:5	Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.9 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	ca. 380
Ezek 2:5	Homilies on Matthew 68.1 · John Chrysostom	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 390
Ezek 2:5	Homilies on Matthew 77.3 · John Chrysostom	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 390

Ezekiel 2:6

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:6	The Instructor 1.9.76 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, high confidence	ca. 190–200
Ezek 2:6	Homilies on Joshua 19.3 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Ezek 2:6	Against Celsus 2.76 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248
Ezek 2:6	Recognitions 8.48 · Anonymous	echo, low confidence	Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Ezek 2:6	Letters 5 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356–361
Ezek 2:6	Letter 22.3 · Jerome	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
Ezek 2:6	Letter 121.5 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Ezek 2:6	Homilies on Matthew 90.2 · John Chrysostom	allusion, low confidence	ca. 390
Ezek 2:6	To the Church 3.92 · Salvian of Marseilles	quotation, high confidence	ca. 435-440

Ezekiel 2:8

And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:8	Letter 147.3 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419

Ezekiel 2:9

Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:9–3:3	Against Celsus 1.48 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 248
Ezek 2:9–3:3	Against Celsus 6.6 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 248
Ezek 2:9	Letter 122.1 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Ezek 2:9	Letter 147.3 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Ezek 2:9–3:3	Commentary on Jeremiah 1.5 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419

Ezekiel 2:10

which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Ezek 2:10	Commentary on John 5.7 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
Ezek 2:10	Commentary on Romans 1.4 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
Ezek 2:10	Letter 122.1 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Ezek 2:10	Letter 147.3 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419