Hosea 11 in the early church
[Vulgate: Osee]
48 passages quote, allude to, or echo Hosea 11, 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 · 4 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 12
Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
Hosea 11:2
But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 11:2 | Prophetic Extracts 3.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Hos 11:2 | Letter 121.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Hosea 11:4
I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 11:4 | Exposition of Psalm 118 8.44.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Hos 11:4 | Exposition of Psalm 118 14.39.3 · Ambrose | echo, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Hos 11:4 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.29.3 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Hos 11:4 | Sermon on the Life of Honoratus 23 · Hilary of Arles | echo, medium confidence | ca. 430 |
Hosea 11:8
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 11:8 | Letter 143 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| Hos 11:8 | Letter 122.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hos 11:8–9 | Commentary on Jeremiah 6.21 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Hosea 11:9
I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 11:9–10 | To Quirinus 2.6 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Hos 11:9–10 | Letter of the six bishops to Paul 2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 264–269 |
| Hos 11:9 | Prophetic Extracts 3.12 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Hos 11:9–10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 5.22.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hos 11:9 | Letter 122.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hos 11:9 | Ancoratus 111.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Hos 11:9 | Liber Orsiesii 37 · Orsiesius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Hosea 11:10
They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 11:10 | Prophetic Extracts 3.12 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Hos 11:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 5.22.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hos 11:10 | Part 3, chapter 30 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Hosea 11:12
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 11:12 | Demonstration 16.3 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Hos 11:12 | Demonstration 19.3 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |