Jeremiah 48 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jeremias]
16 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jeremiah 48, 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.
Jeremiah 48:1
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 48:1 (31:1 LXX) | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.12 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 240 |
Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | Homilies on Joshua 15.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jer 48:10 | To Quirinus 3.30 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | Preparation for the Gospel 14.27.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Jer 48:10 | Letter to Dracontius 6 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 355 |
| Jer 48:10 | Tractates on the Psalms 13.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jer 48:10 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.2.4 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:35 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Jer 48:10 | Commentary on Romans 12:10–11 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | Letter 78.31 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 2.21.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | The Institutes 4.33 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | The Conferences 20.8 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Jer 48:10 (31:10 LXX) | The Conferences 21.22 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Jeremiah 48:32
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 48:32 (31:32 LXX) | On Elijah and Fasting 61 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
Jeremiah 48:33
Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 48:33 (31:33 LXX) | On Elijah and Fasting 61 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |