Hosea 5 in the early church
[Vulgate: Osee]
14 passages quote, allude to, or echo Hosea 5, 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 · 8 · 14 · 15
Hosea 5:1
“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:1 | Long recension, Trallians 7 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| Hos 5:1 | On Saint Athanasius 1.35 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Hos 5:1 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Hos 5:1 | Liber Orsiesii 47 · Orsiesius | allusion, low confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Hosea 5:2
The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I will chastise them all.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:2 | The Instructor 1.7.53 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Hos 5:2 | Prophetic Extracts 5.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
Hosea 5:3
I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.17.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Hosea 5:4
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:4 | Commentary on Matthew 15.18 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
Hosea 5:6
They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:6 | Demonstration 16.3 · Aphrahat | allusion, low confidence | 337-345 |
Hosea 5:8
Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:8 | Prophetic Extracts 5.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
Hosea 5:14
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:14 | Commentary on Matthew 17.19 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Hos 5:14 | Prophetic Extracts 3.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
Hosea 5:15
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 5:15–6:2 | Against Marcion 4.43 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hos 5:15 | Part 2, chapter 26 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, low confidence | ca. 445-450 |