Hosea 1:7
And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord their God: and Iwill not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8And she weaned her that was called Without mercy. And she conceived, and bore a son.
Cross References
Exodus 14:30And the Lord delivered Israel on that day out of the hands of the Egyptians.
2 Kings 19:34And I will protect this city, and will save it for my own sake, and for David my servant's sake.
Psalms 33:16The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.
Psalms 44:7For I will not trust in my bow : neither shall my sword save me.
Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my saviour, I will deal confidently, and will not fear: O because the Lord is my strength, and my praise, and he is become my salvation.
Isaiah 49:6And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 1:3-8
The Prophet's Marriage; Threatenings against Israel; Intimation of Mercy to Judah. ( b. c. 768.) 2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord . 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. 4 And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel… Read the whole commentary →