Hosea 1 in the early church
[Vulgate: Osee]
84 passages quote, allude to, or echo Hosea 1, 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: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 9 · 10 · 11
Hosea 1 as a whole
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1–Hos:14 | Canon 60 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 343–381 |
| Hos 1–Hos:14 | Canon 47 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 397 |
Hosea 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
Hosea 1:2
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”
Hosea 1:3
So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:3 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.2.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:3 | Letter 70.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hos 1:3 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.89 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
Hosea 1:4
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:4 | Demonstration 3.6 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Hos 1:4 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.1.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:4 | Letter 70.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hos 1:4 | Second Apology of David 50 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 384-397 |
| Hos 1:4 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.89 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
Hosea 1:6
Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:6 | Against Heresies 4.20.12 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Hos 1:6–7 | On the Trinity 4.37 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
| Hos 1:6 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.1.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:6 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.2.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:6 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.89 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Hos 1:6 | On the Governance of God 4.4 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Hosea 1:7
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:7 | Prophetic Extracts 4.2 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 1:7 | On the Trinity 12 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
Hosea 1:9
And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:9 | Dialogue with Trypho 19.5 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Hos 1:9 | Against Heresies 4.20.12 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Hos 1:9 | Commentary on John 28.94 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Hos 1:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 9.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Hos 1:9 | Commentary on Romans 7.18 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Hos 1:9 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.1.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:9 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.2.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:9 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.89 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Hos 1:9 | On the Governance of God 4.4 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:10 (2:1 LXX) | Prophetic Extracts 4.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 1:10 (2:1 LXX) | Letters to Virgins 2.6.2 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century |
| Hos 1:10 (2:1 LXX) | Commentary on Romans 7.18 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Hos 1:10 | To Quirinus 1.19 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Hos 1:10 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.1.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:10 | Treatise on the Mysteries 2.4.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Hos 1:10 | Commentary on Romans 9:25–26 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Hos 1:10 | Letter 120.10 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hos 1:10 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.89 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Hos 1:10 | Tractates 9 · Gaudentius of Brescia | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Hos 1:10 | City of God 18.28 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hos 1:10 (2:1 Vulg.) | Objection and reply 8 · Prosper of Aquitaine | quotation, high confidence | ca. 431-432 |
| Hos 1:10–11 | Book 2, chapter 18 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Hosea 1:11
Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 1:11 (2:2 LXX) | Prophetic Extracts 4.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Hos 1:11 | Homilies on Jeremiah 4.1 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 240 |
| Hos 1:11 (2:2 LXX) | Oration 6.7 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Hos 1:11 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.89 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Hos 1:11 | City of God 18.28 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |