Isaiah 31 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
12 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 31, 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.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 31:1 | Letter 45.6 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Isaiah 31:2
Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 31:2 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 113 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
Isaiah 31:6
Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 31:6 | To Autolycus 3.11 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
Isaiah 31:9
Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 31:9 | Against Heresies 5.34.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 31:9 | Prophetic Extracts 4.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 31:9 | Letter 22.21 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 31:9 | Letter 57.11 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 31:9 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 1.23 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Isa 31:9 | Against Jovinianus 1.22 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | 393 |
| Isa 31:9 | Letters 13.16 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, low confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 31:9 | Tractates 8 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Isa 31:9 | The Conferences 21.32 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |