Hosea 1:5
And it shall come to pass, in that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the vale of Jezreel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Judges 6:33Now, all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east, were gathered together,—and they crossed over and pitched in the vale of Jezreel.
Psalms 37:15Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.
Jeremiah 49:34So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah the prophet, Against Elam,—in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah saying:—
Hosea 2:18And I will solemnize to them a covenant, in that day, with the wild-beast of the field, and with the bird of the heavens, and the creeping thing of the ground,—and, bow and sword and battle, will I break in pieces out of the land, so will I cause them to lie down, in security.
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 →