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Hosea 1:5
5At that time, I will completely destroy the power of Israel's army in Jezreel valley.’
Hosea 1:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
- New International Version (NIV)In that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel."
- New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass in that day That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
Context of Hosea 1:5
3So Hosea married a woman called Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. Then Gomer became pregnant. She gave birth to a son for Hosea. 4The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Call him Jezreel. This is because I will soon punish the family of Jehu. I will punish them because Jehu murdered people at Jezreel. I will cause the kingdom of Israel to come to an end. At that time, I will completely destroy the power of Israel's army in Jezreel valley.’ 6Gomer became pregnant again. She gave birth to a daughter. The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Call her Lo-Ruhamah. This is because I will not continue to show love to Israel's people. I will not forgive their sins any more. 7But I will continue to love the people of Judah. I will save them from the power of their enemies. I will not use weapons to do this in a battle. I will not use an army, or horses, or chariots. Instead, it will be the power of the Lord their God that saves them.’
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וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־קֶ֣שֶׁת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Hosea 1:5
- Hosea 2:18At that time, I will make a promise that nothing will hurt my people. I will make an agreement with the wild animals, with the birds in the fields and with the animals that move along the ground. I will remove from their land all the weapons that soldiers use to fight wars. I will destroy their swords and their bows and arrows. I will allow my people to live safely in peace.
- Psalms 37:15But their swords will go into their own hearts. Their bows will break in pieces.
- Psalms 46:9All over the world, he causes wars to finish. He destroys the soldiers' bows and spears. He burns their shields in a fire.
- Jeremiah 49:34Soon after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord gave this message about Elam to the prophet Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 51:56An army is coming to destroy Babylon. They will take hold of its brave soldiers. They will break their weapons. The Lord is a God who punishes people as they deserve. He always pays them back for their sins.
- Joshua 17:16They replied, ‘The hill country is certainly not big enough for us. But the Canaanites who live in Beth Shan and its villages, and in the valley of Jezreel, have iron chariots.’
- Judges 6:33At that time, the Midianites, Amalekites and people of the east made an agreement to fight together. They crossed the Jordan River and they made their camp in the Jezreel valley.
Commentaries on Hosea 1:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5In the valley of Jezreel - This also is supposed to relate either to some signal defeat of the Israelites by the Assyrians, which took place in the valley of Jezreel; or to the death of Zechariah, the fourth lineal descendant of Jehu, which may have happened here. See 2 Kings 15:10. - Newcome.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel - The valley of Jezreel is a beautiful and a broad valley or plain, stretching, from West to East, from Mount Carmel and the sea to the Jordan, which it reaches through two arms, between the Mountains of Gilboa, little Hermon, and Tabor; and from South to North from the Mountains of Ephraim to those of Galilee. Nazareth lay on its northern side. It is called “the great plain” (Judges 4:4 ff), and of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5King Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria fulfilled this prophecy in 733 BC by defeating the Israelite forces and capturing the Valley of Jezreel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. bow--the prowess (Jr 49:35; compare Ge 49:24). valley of Jezreel--afterwards called Esdraelon, extending ten miles in breadth, and in length from Jordan to the Mediterranean near Mount Carmel, the great battlefield of Palestine (Jud 6:33; 1Sa 29:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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