Ezekiel 21 in the early church
[Vulgate: Ezechiel]
9 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezekiel 21, 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: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 9 · 21 · 22
Ezekiel 21:2
“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:2 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Ezekiel 21:3
and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:3 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ezek 21:3 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Ezek 21:3 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
Ezekiel 21:4
Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:4 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Ezekiel 21:5
Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:5 | Book of Rules 4 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Ezekiel 21:9
“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:9–10 | Oration 16.7 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Ezekiel 21:21
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:21 (21:26 LXX) | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 1–3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
Ezekiel 21:22
In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 21:22 (21:27 LXX) | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 1–3 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | 5th century (disputed) |