Isaiah 4 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
30 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 4, 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.
Isaiah 4:1
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 4:1 | Homily on Isaiah 3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 4:1 | Commentary on Matthew 17.33 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Isa 4:1 | To Fortunatus 11 · Cyprian of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | 253 or 257 |
| Isa 4:1 | Commentary on the Apocalypse 1.7 · Victorinus of Pettau | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Isa 4:1 | On the Making of the World 8 · Victorinus of Pettau | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Isa 4:1 | Question 47, section 1 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Isa 4:1 | Question 47, section 3 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
Isaiah 4:2
On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 4:2–3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.62 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 4:2–3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.79 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 4:2–3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.80 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 4:2 | Question 47, section 5 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
Isaiah 4:3
Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 4:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.63 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 4:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.77 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 4:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.99 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Isaiah 4:4
when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 4:4 | The Instructor 3.9.48 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Isa 4:4 | Against Heresies 4.22.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 4:4 | On First Principles 2.10.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Isa 4:4 | On Prayer 29.15 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Isa 4:4 | Homily on Luke 14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Isa 4:4 | Homilies on Jeremiah 2.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 4:4 | Commentary on Romans 8.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 4:4 | Apology for Origen 8.1 · Pamphilus of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397) |
| Isa 4:4 | Catechetical Lecture 3.17 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 4:4 | Against Parmenian the Donatist 5.4 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Isa 4:4 | Question 47, section 5 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Isa 4:4 | Ancoratus 72.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Isa 4:4 | Not Three Gods, to Ablabius, part 5 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| Isa 4:4 | City of God 20.25 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Isaiah 4:5
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 4:5 | Commentary on the Apocalypse 21.3 · Victorinus of Pettau | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd century |
Isaiah 4:6
a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 4:6 | Homily 2 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390–394 |