Hosea 1:5

Yea, in that day will I break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

In Context

4And Jehovah said to him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will bring the kingdom of the house of Israel to an end.

6And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And God said to him, Call her name Unpitied; for I will no more have pity upon the house of Israel, but will surely take them away.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:15Their swords shall enter their own hearts, And their bows shall be broken in pieces.

Jeremiah 49:34The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying:—

Hosea 2:18At that time will I make for them a covenant With the beasts of the forest, and with the birds of heaven, And with the creeping things of the ground. The bow and the sword and the battle will I break from the land, And I will cause them to lie down in safety.

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 →

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