Hosea 8 in the early church
[Vulgate: Osee]
10 passages quote, allude to, or echo Hosea 8, 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.
Hosea 8:4
They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 8:4 | Commentary on John 1.261 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Hos 8:4 | Homilies on Judges 4.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Hos 8:4 | Letter 59.5 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Hos 8:4 | Letter 67.4 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Hos 8:4 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Hos 8:4 | Book of Heresies 101.2 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380s |
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 8:7 | Letter to the Africans 3 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 369 |
Hosea 8:10
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 8:10 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Hosea 8:11
Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 8:11 | Oration 26.18 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Hosea 8:14
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 8:14 | Against Marcion 4.29 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |