Ezekiel 12 in the early church
[Vulgate: Ezechiel]
9 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezekiel 12, 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: 3 · 11 · 13 · 14 · 27 · 28
Ezekiel 12:3
Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 12:3 | Letter 5.2 · Antony the Great | quotation, high confidence | before 356 |
| Ezek 12:3 | Letter 6.2 · Antony the Great | quotation, high confidence | before 356 |
Ezekiel 12:11
You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 12:11 | Two Tractates and a Letter 3 · Potamius of Lisbon | allusion, low confidence | ca. 350-360 |
Ezekiel 12:13
But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 12:13 | On the Computation of Easter 11 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 243 |
| Ezek 12:13 | Part 2, chapter 33 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Ezekiel 12:14
And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 12:14–16 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.171 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Ezekiel 12:27
“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 12:27–28 | Demonstration 2.10 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Ezek 12:27 | Letter 147.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Ezekiel 12:28
Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 12:28 | Letter 147.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |