Jeremiah 1 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jeremias]
222 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jeremiah 1, 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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Jeremiah 1 as a whole
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1–Jer:52 | Canon 60 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 343–381 |
| Jer 1–Jer:52 | Canon 47 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 397 |
Jeremiah 1:1
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:1 | Commentary on John 2.7 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Jer 1:1 | Homily on Luke 21 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Jer 1:1 | Homilies on Numbers 9.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:1 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1, title · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:1 | Homilies on Jeremiah 20.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:1 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.39.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Jer 1:1–3 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:1 | Commentary on Jeremiah 6.32 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 1:2
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:2 | Miscellanies 1.21.120 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Jer 1:2 | Fragment 2 on John 1:4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Jer 1:2 | Commentary on John 20.398 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Jer 1:2 | Homily on Luke 21 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Jer 1:2 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.1.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Jer 1:2 | Against Marcellus 2.4.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 336–337 |
| Jer 1:2 | On the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia 3 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | 359 (additions 361) |
| Jer 1:2 | Tome to the Antiochenes 7 · Athanasius of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | 362 |
| Jer 1:2 | City of God 18.33 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Jeremiah 1:3
and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:3 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:3 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:3 | City of God 18.33 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Jeremiah 1:4
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:4 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:4 | Oration II Against the Arians 32 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Jer 1:4 | Oration III Against the Arians 8 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Jer 1:4 | Oration III Against the Arians 30 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Jer 1:4 | On the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia 52 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | 359 (additions 361) |
| Jer 1:4 | Book of Heresies 110.4 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380s |
| Jer 1:4 | Homilies on Matthew 4.1 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Jer 1:4–5 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:6
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
Jeremiah 1:7
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:7 | The Instructor 1.7.59 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Jer 1:7 | Commentary on John 2.184 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Jer 1:7 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:7 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:7 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:7 | Long recension, Magnesians 3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| Jer 1:7 | Long recension, Maria 2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| Jer 1:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 2.17.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jer 1:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 13.13.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jer 1:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 14.26.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jer 1:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 14.26.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jer 1:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 18.34.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jer 1:7 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.59.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Jer 1:7–8 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:8 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:8 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:8 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:8 | Long recension, Maria 2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| Jer 1:8 | Exposition of Psalm 118 18.34.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
Jeremiah 1:9
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:9 | Against Praxeas 22 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 213 or later |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Exodus 13.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Ezekiel 1.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Joshua 13.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Numbers 13.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:9–10 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 4.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.9 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.16 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:9 | Against Celsus 4.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Jer 1:9 | Oration 2.41 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Jer 1:9 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.16.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Jer 1:9 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.10.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Jer 1:9 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.5 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Ezekiel 1.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Joshua 13.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Numbers 13.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.15 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.16 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 14.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 1:10 | Against Celsus 4.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Jer 1:10 | Commentary on Matthew 12.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Jer 1:10 | On the Trinity 6.20 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
| Jer 1:10 | Letter 244 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Jer 1:10 | Letter 90.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 1:10 | Letter 149.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 1:10 | Homily 6 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 379–394 |
| Jer 1:10 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.10.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Jer 1:10 | Sermon 312.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Jer 1:10 | On Christian Doctrine 3.11 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Jer 1:10 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.6 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:10 | Commentary on Jeremiah 4.22 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:10 | Commentary on Jeremiah 6.25 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:10 | The Conferences 14.3 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Jer 1:10 | Theodotus, ACO I.1.2, homily 71.1 · Theodotus of Ancyra | quotation, high confidence | 431 |
Jeremiah 1:11
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:11 | Homilies on Numbers 9.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:11–13 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 9.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:11–14 | On the Holy Spirit 0 · Didymus the Blind | allusion, high confidence | Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391 |
| Jer 1:11–13 | Letter 53.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 1:11 | Second Apology of David 50 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 384-397 |
| Jer 1:11 | On Joseph 46 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Jer 1:11 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.34.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Jer 1:11–12 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:11 | Part 2, chapter 10 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Jeremiah 1:13
Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:13 | Homilies on Exodus 9.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:13 | Homilies on Ezekiel 1.14 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Jer 1:13 | Homilies on Numbers 9.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:13 | Tractates on the Psalms 59.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jer 1:13 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.34.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Jer 1:13 | Letters 23.7 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Jer 1:13 | Apology against Jerome 2.24 · Rufinus of Aquileia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 401 |
| Jer 1:13–14 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.8 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:13 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 7 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Jeremiah 1:14
Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:14 | On First Principles 2.8.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Jer 1:14 | Homilies on Exodus 9.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 1:14 | Homilies on Ezekiel 1.14 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Jer 1:14 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.18.30 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Jer 1:14 | Letter 78.6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 1:14 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.26 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:14 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 2 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Jeremiah 1:15
For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:15–17 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.9 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 1:16
I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me, and they have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:16 | The Instructor 1.9.77 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 190–200 |
Jeremiah 1:17
Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:17–19 | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 13 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Jer 1:17 | Tractates 2 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
Jeremiah 1:18
Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:18 | Epistle of the Apostles 31 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 140-170 |
| Jer 1:18–19 | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 14 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Jer 1:18 | Oration 44.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Jer 1:18 | Letter 66.6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 1:18 | Homilies on Matthew 54.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Jer 1:18–19 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:18 | The Conferences 18.13 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Jer 1:18 | The Conferences 24.25 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 1:19 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.9 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 1:19 | The Conferences 18.13 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Jer 1:19 | The Conferences 24.25 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |