Hosea
Hosea 1:4–5
4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel,b for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. 5And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
Footnotes
- b 1:4 Jezreel means God sows; also in verse 11.
Word by word
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Hosea 1:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֵלָ֔יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Name him | קְרָ֥א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶ֑אל | yiz·rə·‘el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| soon | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| I will bring | וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י | ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the bloodshed | דְּמֵ֤י | də·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1818 blood |
| of Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶאל֙ | yiz·rə·‘el | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jehu | יֵה֔וּא | yê·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| and I will put an end | וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י | wə·hiš·bat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| to the kingdom | מַמְלְכ֖וּת | mam·lə·ḵūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4468 kingdom, dominion, reign |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Hosea 1:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְהָיָ֖ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on that | הַה֑וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I will break | וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ | wə·šā·ḇar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| the bow | קֶ֣שֶׁת | qe·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7198 bow |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| in the Valley | בְּעֵ֖מֶק | bə·‘ê·meq | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6010 vale |
| of Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ | yiz·rə·‘el | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 1:4 2 Kings 10:10–11 · 2 Kings 10:7–8 · Jeremiah 3:8 · 2 Kings 17:6–23 · 2 Kings 9:24–25 · 2 Kings 10:29–31 · Hosea 1:6 · Hosea 1:9 · 2 Kings 18:9–12
Hosea 1:5 Joshua 17:16 · Judges 6:33 · Psalm 37:15 · Jeremiah 51:56
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.