Hosea 1 · Verse 5

Hosea 1:5

And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Hosea 1:5, King James Version

Hosea 1:5 in other translations

BSBAnd on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
WEBIt will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
ASVAnd it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
YLTand it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jizreel.
BBEAnd in that day I will let the bow of Israel be broken in the valley of Jezreel.
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

What does Hosea 1:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 In 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 2Kgs 15:10. - Newcome.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 1:1-7

Under a figure, is represented the shameful idolatry of the ten tribes. (Hos. 1:1-7) The calling of the Gentiles, and the uniting Israel and Judah under the Messiah. (Hos. 1:8-11) Verses 1-7 Israel was prosperous, yet then Hosea boldly tells them of their sins, and foretells their destruction. Men are not to be flattered in sinful ways because they prosper in the world; nor will it last long if they go on still in…

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Hosea 1:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.Tiand I will breakH7665
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shet[the] bow ofH7198
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekin [the] valley ofH6010
יִזְרְעֶֽאל\׃yiz.re.'ElJezreelH3157

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 1:5

  • Judges 6:33

    Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

  • Joshua 17:16

    And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

  • Jeremiah 51:56

    Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.

  • Psalms 37:15

    Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

  • Psalms 46:9

    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

  • Jeremiah 49:34-35

    The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

  • Hosea 2:18

    And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
2:18; Ps 37:15; 46:9; Jer 49:34,35; 51:56
in.
Jos 17:16; Jud 6:33

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Context

  • Hosea 1:4

    And the Lord said unto 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 cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

  • Hosea 1:5

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

  • Hosea 1:6

    And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

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Hosea 1:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y acaecerá que en aquel día quebraré yo el arco de Israel en el valle de Jezreel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que je briserai l’arc d’Israël dans la vallée de Jizreël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, da werde ich den Bogen Israels zerbrechen im Tale Jisreel. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et in illa die conteram arcum Israël in valle Jezrahel.