Jonah 2 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jonas]
78 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jonah 2, 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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Jonah 2:1
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:1 | Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? 41.7 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–210 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Miscellanies 2.20.104 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Jonah 2:1 (2:2 Vulg.) | On Prayer 17 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| Jonah 2:1 | PG 12:1255 (Ps 21 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Jonah 2:1 | On Prayer 13.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Jonah 2:1 | On Prayer 14.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 136 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Jonah 2:1 | Commentary on Romans 5.10 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Jonah 2:1 | Prayer 2 2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | uncertain |
| Jonah 2:1–10 | Demonstration 4.8 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jonah 2:1–2 | Commentary on Matthew 5 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 353–355 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Letter 242 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Letters 268, 269 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Against Constantius 4 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–361 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Oration 2.41 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Oration 24.3 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Oration 43.58 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Homilies 4.2 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Question 97, section 12 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Letter 3.5 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jonah 2:1–10 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.22.0 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Jonah 2:1–9 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.4 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Jonah 2:1–10 | On the Lord's Prayer 1123 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Jonah 2:1–9 | Chapter 8 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–414 |
| Jonah 2:1 | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.25 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Jonah 2:1–10 | Hexameron (Exameron) 5.35 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Jonah 2:1–10 | Tractates on Matthew 13.1 · Chromatius of Aquileia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 388–407 |
| Jonah 2:1 | Poem 24, lines 223–258 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
Jonah 2:2
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:2 (2:3 LXX) | Against Heresies 3.20.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Jonah 2:2 | On Prayer 14.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Jonah 2:2 | Demonstration 4.12 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jonah 2:2 (2:3 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.20 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Jonah 2:2 (2:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 68.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jonah 2:2 | On Fleeing the World 19 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Jonah 2:2 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.86.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Jonah 2:3
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:3 | On Prayer 14.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Jonah 2:3 (2:4 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 68.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jonah 2:3 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.86.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Jonah 2:5
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:5 (2:6 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.20 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Jonah 2:5 (2:6 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 2.32 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jonah 2:5–6 (2:6-Jonah Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 68.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Jonah 2:5 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.86.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Jonah 2:6
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:6 (2:7 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.20 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Jonah 2:6 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.86.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Jonah 2:7
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:7 | Poem 24, lines 223–258 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
Jonah 2:8
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:8 (2:9 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.20 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
Jonah 2:9
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:9 | Exposition of Psalm 118 18.6.3 · Ambrose | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Jonah 2:9 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.87.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Jonah 2:10
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah 2:10 | Dialogue with Trypho 107.2 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Against Heresies 5.5.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Commentary on Daniel 2.35 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 202-204 |
| Jonah 2:10 (2:11 LXX; 2:11 Vulg.) | On the Resurrection of the Flesh 32 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| Jonah 2:10 | On the Resurrection of the Flesh 58 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Fragment 32 · Julius Africanus | allusion, high confidence | after 221 |
| Jonah 2:10 | On Prayer 16.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Homilies on Exodus 6.6 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jonah 2:10 | Homilies on Numbers 16.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Jonah 2:10 | Res. 1.17 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Jonah 2:10 | Res. 2.25 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Jonah 2:10 (2:11 LXX) | Prophetic Extracts 3.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Jonah 2:10 | Demonstration 4.1 · Aphrahat | allusion, medium confidence | 337-345 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Demonstration 14.36 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jonah 2:10 (2:11 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 4.12 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Jonah 2:10–4:2 | On Saint Athanasius 2.33 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Tractates 1.1.5 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Tractates 1.2.3 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Tractates 1.8.3 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Tractates 2.17.2 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:22 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.12 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Letter 102.34 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Hexameron (Exameron) 4.13 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Poem 17, lines 121–152 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Poem 22, lines 96–125 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Poem 24, lines 191–222 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Jonah 2:10 | Letters 49.10 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Jonah 2:10 | City of God 18.30 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |