5 and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'
And the sons of Joseph say, `The hill is not found to us, and a chariot of iron `is' with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley -- to him who `is' in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who `is' in the valley of Jezreel.'
And all Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east have been gathered together, and pass over, and encamp in the valley of Jezreel,
Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
Causing wars to cease, Unto the end of the earth, the bow he shivereth, And the spear He hath cut asunder, Chariots he doth burn with fire.
For come in against it -- against Babylon -- hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences -- Jehovah -- doth certainly repay.
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Commentary on Hosea 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Book of the Prophet Hosea
Chapter 1
The mind of God is revealed to this prophet, and by him to the people, in the first three chapters, by signs and types, but afterwards only by discourse. In this chapter we have,
Hsa 1:1
Hsa 1:2-7
These words, The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea, may refer either,
Hsa 1:8-11
We have here a prediction,