Isaiah 46 in the early church

[Vulgate: Isaias]

25 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 46, 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 · 4 · 5 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 12 · 13

Isaiah 46:1

Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:1	Oration 5.29 · Gregory of Nazianzus	quotation, high confidence	ca. 362–383
Isa 46:1	Poem 19, lines 225–255 · Paulinus of Nola	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 393–431

Isaiah 46:4

Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:4	Against Helvidius 6 · Jerome	quotation, high confidence	ca. 383
Isa 46:4	Confessions 4.31 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 397–401
Isa 46:4	Confessions 6.26 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 397–401

Isaiah 46:5

To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:5	Miscellanies 5.14.108 · Clement of Alexandria	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 198–203
Isa 46:5	On the Orthodox Faith against the Arians 5 · Gregory of Elvira	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 360-392
Isa 46:5	On the Christian Faith 1.12 · Ambrose	quotation, high confidence	ca. 378–380

Isaiah 46:8

Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:8	Against Novatian 9 · Anonymous	quotation, high confidence	after 251 (disputed)
Isa 46:8–9	On Ecclesiastical Theology 2.19.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea	quotation, high confidence	ca. 337–339
Isa 46:8	Question 102, section 3 · Ambrosiaster	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–384
Isa 46:8	Letter 122.2 · Jerome	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
Isa 46:8	Letter 141.8 · Augustine of Hippo	echo, low confidence	ca. 386–430
Isa 46:8	Sermon 311.13 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 391-430
Isa 46:8	Confessions 4.18 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 397–401
Isa 46:8	Tractates on the Gospel of John 18.10 · Augustine of Hippo	quotation, high confidence	ca. 406–420
Isa 46:8	Sermon on the Barbarian Time 4 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage	quotation, high confidence	ca. 437-450

Isaiah 46:9

Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:9	Against the Valentinians 21 · Tertullian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 206–208
Isa 46:9	On Ecclesiastical Theology 2.19.19 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 337–339
Isa 46:9	Letter 122.2 · Jerome	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
Isa 46:9	Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.19.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, medium confidence	374-377

Isaiah 46:10

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:10	The Conferences 9.20 · John Cassian	quotation, high confidence	ca. 426–429

Isaiah 46:12

Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:12	On Saint Athanasius 1.42 · Lucifer of Cagliari	quotation, high confidence	ca. 356–361

Isaiah 46:13

I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
Isa 46:13	Against Marcion 3.22 · Tertullian	quotation, low confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)
Isa 46:13	Against Marcion 5.17 · Tertullian	quotation, medium confidence	207/208 (third edition, completed later)