Isaiah 27 in the early church

[Vulgate: Isaias]

39 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 27, 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 · 3 · 6 · 9 · 11 · 12 · 13

Isaiah 27:1

In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

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Isa 27:1Dialogue with Trypho 91.4 · Justin Martyrallusion, high confidenceca. 155–160
Isa 27:1Dialogue with Trypho 112.2 · Justin Martyrallusion, high confidenceca. 155–160
Isa 27:1Heads against Gaius, fragment VI (on Matt 24:15-22) · Hippolytus of Romequotation, high confidenceca. 200-235
Isa 27:1Against Marcion 4.24 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
Isa 27:1On First Principles 2.8.3 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
Isa 27:1On First Principles 3.2.1 · Origenallusion, high confidenceca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398)
Isa 27:1Church History 5.1.42 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, high confidenceca. 300–325
Isa 27:1Demonstration of the Gospel 6.18.30 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, medium confidenceca. 314–324
Isa 27:1Life of Constantine 2.1.1 · Eusebius of Caesareaecho, low confidenceca. 337–339
Isa 27:1Life of Constantine 3.3.1 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, high confidenceca. 337–339
Isa 27:1Life of Constantine 3.3.2 · Eusebius of Caesareaquotation, high confidenceca. 337–339
Isa 27:1Homilies on the Psalms 32.1 · Basil of Caesareaallusion, high confidenceca. 360-378
Isa 27:1Tractates on the Psalms 64.10 · Hilary of Poitiersquotation, high confidenceca. 360–367
Isa 27:1Oration 7.7 · Gregory of Nazianzusallusion, high confidenceca. 362–383
Isa 27:1Letter 97.1 · Jeromeallusion, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Isa 27:1On the Christian Faith 5.2 · Ambroseallusion, medium confidenceca. 378–380
Isa 27:1Exposition of Psalm 118 2.2.1 · Ambroseallusion, low confidenceca. 386-397
Isa 27:1Against Jovinianus 2.37 · Jeromeallusion, medium confidence393
Isa 27:1Historia monachorum, chapter 8 · Rufinus of Aquileiaallusion, low confidenceGreek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406
Isa 27:1Commentary on Jeremiah 2.61 · Jeromeallusion, high confidenceca. 414-419

Isaiah 27:3

I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;

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Isa 27:3Letter 30.14 · Jeromequotation, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Isa 27:3Letter 121.2 · Jeromequotation, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Isa 27:3Exposition of Psalm 118 22.37.1 · Ambrosequotation, medium confidenceca. 386-397
Isa 27:3Hexameron (Exameron) 6.49 · Ambrosequotation, high confidenceca. 387-390
Isa 27:3Commentary on Jeremiah 1.12 · Jeromequotation, medium confidenceca. 414-419

Isaiah 27:6

In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.

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Isa 27:6Against Heresies 4.4.1 · Irenaeus of Lyonsquotation, high confidenceca. 180–190

Isaiah 27:9

Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

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Isa 27:9Commentary on Romans 8.12 · Origenallusion, medium confidenceca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
Isa 27:9Commentary on Galatians 3:20 · Ambrosiasterallusion, medium confidenceca. 366–384
Isa 27:9Commentary on Romans 1:1 · Ambrosiasterquotation, medium confidenceca. 366–384
Isa 27:9Commentary on Romans 9:32 · Ambrosiasterquotation, medium confidenceca. 366–384
Isa 27:9Commentary on Romans 11:27 · Ambrosiasterquotation, medium confidenceca. 366–384

Isaiah 27:11

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

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Isa 27:11Against Marcion 4.43 · Tertullianquotation, high confidence207/208 (third edition, completed later)
Isa 27:11Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 140 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)
Isa 27:11Catechetical Lecture 14.14 · Cyril of Jerusalemquotation, high confidenceca. 350
Isa 27:11Oration 4.9 · Gregory of Nazianzusquotation, high confidenceca. 362–383
Isa 27:11Letter 69.5 · Jeromequotation, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Isa 27:11Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 30 · Rufinus of Aquileiaquotation, high confidenceca. 404

Isaiah 27:12

In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.

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Isa 27:12On Prayer 11.3 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 233–234

Isaiah 27:13

And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

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Isa 27:13Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.32.8 · Epiphanius of Salamisquotation, high confidence374-377