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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it shall come to pass at that day,.... When the Lord shall take vengeance on the family of Jehu, and deprive them of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel - The valley of Jezreel is a beautiful and a broad valley or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 1:2-7
These words, The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea, may refer either, 1. To that glorious set of prophets which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the bow of Israel The bow, the symbol of power (Gen 49:24; Jer 49:35).
in the valley of Jezreel It seemed fitting that…
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