Isaiah 35 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
146 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 35, 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.
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Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Isaiah 35:2
It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
Isaiah 35:3
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 35:3 | Dialogue with Trypho 69.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 35:3 | Against Heresies 3.20.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 35:3 | Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 35:3 | Against Marcion 4.10 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 35:3 | Against Marcion 4.12 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 35:3–6 | Against Marcion 4.24 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 35:3 | Homilies on Judges 9.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 35:3 | On the Trinity 12 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Isa 35:3–6 | To Quirinus 2.7 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Isa 35:3 | Church History 10.4.34 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Isa 35:3 | Prophetic Extracts 4.16 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 35:3 | Divine Institutes 4.15.13 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Isa 35:3–6 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.6.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 35:3–6 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.13.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 35:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.13.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 35:3 | On the Incarnation 38.3 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| Isa 35:3 | Oration 4.11 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 35:3 | Oration 17.2 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 35:3 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.40.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 35:3 | On the Beatitudes 1195 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Isa 35:3 | On Fleeing the World 37 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Isa 35:3 | On Joseph 17 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Isa 35:3 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 47.12.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 35:3 | Letters 5.17 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 35:3 | The Conferences 13.12 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Isa 35:3 | Celestine, ACO I.2, letter 25.17 · Celestine I, bishop of Rome | allusion, high confidence | 430-432 |
Isaiah 35:4
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Isaiah 35:6
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 35:7
The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 35:7 | Dialogue with Trypho 69.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 35:7 | Prophetic Extracts 4.16 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 35:7 | Homilies on the Psalms 28.5 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Isa 35:7 | Poem 21, lines 816–858 · Paulinus of Nola | echo, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
Isaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 35:8–9 | Against Marcion 4.24 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 35:10 | Commentary on the Song of Songs, fragment 12 (Song 3:1) · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 202-235 |
| Isa 35:10 | On the Resurrection of the Flesh 58 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| Isa 35:10 | On First Principles 1.8.3 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Isa 35:10 | Refutation of All Heresies 7.27.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | echo, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Isa 35:10 | Commentary on John 2.62 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 35:10 | Commentary on John 13.309 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 35:10 | Homilies on Leviticus 7.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 35:10 | Homilies on Numbers 16.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 35:10 | Homilies on Numbers 23.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 35:10 | Commentary on Romans 4.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 35:10 | Preparation for the Gospel 11.38.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Isa 35:10 | Letter 2.11 · Antony the Great | allusion, medium confidence | before 356 |
| Isa 35:10 | Oration 6.3 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 35:10 | Oration 23.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 35:10 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.41.1 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 35:10 | On the Lord's Prayer 1157 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Isa 35:10 | Homilies on Matthew 31.3 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 35:10 | Homilies on Matthew 54.6 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 35:10 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.45.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 35:10 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.16.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 35:10 | Sermon 31.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 35:10 | Sermon 158.8 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 35:10 | Sermon 366.8 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 35:10 | The Conferences 1.13 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |