Isaiah 27 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
39 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 27, 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 · 6 · 9 · 11 · 12 · 13
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
Isaiah 27:3
I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 27:3 | Letter 30.14 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 27:3 | Letter 121.2 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 27:3 | Exposition of Psalm 118 22.37.1 · Ambrose | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Isa 27:3 | Hexameron (Exameron) 6.49 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Isa 27:3 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.12 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Isaiah 27:6
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 27:6 | Against Heresies 4.4.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
Isaiah 27:9
Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 27:9 | Commentary on Romans 8.12 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 27:9 | Commentary on Galatians 3:20 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 27:9 | Commentary on Romans 1:1 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 27:9 | Commentary on Romans 9:32 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 27:9 | Commentary on Romans 11:27 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
Isaiah 27:11
When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 27:11 | Against Marcion 4.43 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 27:11 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 140 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Isa 27:11 | Catechetical Lecture 14.14 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 27:11 | Oration 4.9 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 27:11 | Letter 69.5 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 27:11 | Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 30 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 404 |
Isaiah 27:12
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 27:12 | On Prayer 11.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
Isaiah 27:13
And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 27:13 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.32.8 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |