Hosea 1:5

Hosea 1:5

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

4 Then the Lord said to him:
“Call his name Jezreel,
For in a little while
^aI will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu,
^bAnd bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 ^aIt shall come to pass in that day
That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him:
“Call her name¹ Lo-Ruhamah,
^aFor I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel,
¹But I will utterly take them away.

7 ^aYet I will have mercy on the house of Judah,
Will save them by the Lord their God,
And ^bwill not save them by bow,
Nor by sword or battle,
By horses or horsemen.”

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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At that day - When my vengeance hath overtaken the house of Jehu. Break - Weaken and by degrees quite break. The bow - All their warlike provision, power and skill. Jezreel - In this valley it is probable the bloodiest battles in the civil wars were fought; the reason whereof might be, because whoever carried the victory in this place, were soon masters of Samaria and Jezreel, and consequently of the kingdom.

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