Amos 7 in the early church

19 passages quote, allude to, or echo Amos 7, 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: 7 · 9 · 10 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16

Amos 7:7

This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:7	Eclogae on 1 Kingdoms, column 993 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 220-254
Amos 7:7	Letter 53.8 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419

Amos 7:9

The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:9	On the Governance of God 6.38 · Salvian of Marseilles	quotation, high confidence	ca. 439-451

Amos 7:10

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:10–17	On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 8 · Lucifer of Cagliari	quotation, high confidence	ca. 356–361

Amos 7:12

And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:12	Homilies on Ezekiel 2.3 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
Amos 7:12	Letter 40.1 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419

Amos 7:13

But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:13	Homilies on Ezekiel 2.3 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)

Amos 7:14

“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:14	To Autolycus 2.35 · Theophilus of Antioch	echo, low confidence	ca. 180–185
Amos 7:14	Prophetic Extracts 4.0 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	before 325 (probably ca. 310–320)
Amos 7:14	Oration 33.8 · Gregory of Nazianzus	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383
Amos 7:14	Oration 41.14 · Gregory of Nazianzus	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383
Amos 7:14	Letter 14.9 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Amos 7:14	Letter 37.4 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Amos 7:14	Letter 53.8 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Amos 7:14	On the Christian Faith 1.3 · Ambrose	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 378–380
Amos 7:14	Homilies on Matthew 48.1 · John Chrysostom	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390
Amos 7:14–15	On Christian Doctrine 4.7 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427

Amos 7:15

But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:15	Letter 197 · Basil of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 357–378

Amos 7:16

Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Amos 7:16	Demonstration 14.45 · Aphrahat	quotation, high confidence	337-345