Hosea 9 in the early church
[Vulgate: Osee]
24 passages quote, allude to, or echo Hosea 9, 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: 4 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 14 · 15 · 17
Hosea 9:4
They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:4 | Letter 59.5 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Hos 9:4 | Letter 67.3 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Hos 9:4 | Letter 69.9 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Hos 9:4 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.22.4 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Hosea 9:5
What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:5 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 807 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Hos 9:5 | Commentary on John 10.84 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Hos 9:5 | Commentary on Romans 5.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Hosea 9:7
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:7 | Homilies on Matthew 43.3 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
Hosea 9:8
The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:8–9 | Liber Orsiesii 47 · Orsiesius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:10–12 | Demonstration 19.3 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Hos 9:10 | Oration 42.4 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Hos 9:10 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Hosea 9:11
Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:11 | Letter 133.11 · Jerome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Hosea 9:12
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:12 | Commentary on Romans 7.13 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Hos 9:12 | Catechetical Lecture 12.26 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Hos 9:12 | The Conferences 23.9 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Hosea 9:14
Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:14 | Letter 133.11 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hos 9:14 | On the Lord's Prayer 1129 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Hos 9:14 | On the Lord's Prayer 1131 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Hos 9:14 | On the Lord's Prayer 1133 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Hos 9:14 | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 25 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |
Hosea 9:15
All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:15 | Demonstration 19.3 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Hos 9:15 | Liber Orsiesii 26 · Orsiesius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Hosea 9:17
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hos 9:17 | Demonstration 19.3 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |