Jeremiah 37 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jeremias]
4 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jeremiah 37, 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.
Jeremiah 37:2
But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 37:2 (44:2 LXX) | Against Celsus 7.34 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
Jeremiah 37:15
The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 37:15 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.3.20 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jer 37:15–16 | Letter 65.1 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 37:21 (44:21 LXX) | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.13 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 240 |