Hosea 1:5
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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
What Does Hosea 1:5 Mean?
Hosea 1:5 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 1, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Hosea 1:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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 Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.”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.”Ezekiel 39:3“And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.”Matthew 14:6“But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.”Psalms 37:15“Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.”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.”2 Kings 15:29“In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.”Psalms 18:34“He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.”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“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,”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.”
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