Ezekiel 24 in the early church
[Vulgate: Ezechiel]
13 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezekiel 24, 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 · 6 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 16 · 18 · 27
Ezekiel 24:3
Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:3–11 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 9.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ezek 24:3–5 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Ezekiel 24:6
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:6 | On the Governance of God 7.58 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Ezekiel 24:10
Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:10 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.34.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Ezekiel 24:11
Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:11 | The Conferences 6.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Ezekiel 24:12
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:12 | The Conferences 6.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:13 | The Conferences 6.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Ezekiel 24:16
“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:16–18 | Demonstration 18.7 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
Ezekiel 24:18
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:18 | Letter 40.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ezek 24:18 | Letter 123.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ezek 24:18 | Homilies on Matthew 55.6 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Ezek 24:18 | Against Jovinianus 1.33 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
Ezekiel 24:27
On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezek 24:27 | Against Jovinianus 1.33 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | 393 |