Hosea 1:7
but, on the house of Judah, will I have compassion, and I will save them, as Yahweh their God,—but will not save them by bow, or by sword, or by battle, by horses, or by horsemen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8And, when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
Cross References
Exodus 14:30Thus did Yahweh, on that day, save Israel, out of the hand of the Egyptians,—and Israel saw the Egyptians, dead on the shore of the sea.
2 Kings 19:34Thus will I throw a covering over this city, to save it,—for mine own sake, and for the sake of David my servant.
Psalms 33:16Not a king, can be saved by greatness of force, nor, hero, deliver himself by greatness of strength:
Psalms 44:7For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And, them who hated us, hast thou put to shame.
Isaiah 12:2Lo, GOD is my salvation! I will trust and not dread,—For, my might and melody, is Yah, Yahweh, And he hath become mine, by salvation.
Isaiah 49:6Yea he said—It is too small a thing, for being my Servant, That thou shouldest raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel, shouldst restore,—So I will give thee to become a light of nations, That, my salvation, may reach as far as the end 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 →