Hosea 1:4 “Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring…”

Hosea 1:4

Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The LORD said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah 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 the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord said vnto him, Cal his name Izreel: for yet a litle, and I will visite the blood of Izreel vpon the house of Iehu, and will cause to cease the kingdome of the house of Israel.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said unto him, Call his name Jizreel; for yet a little, and I will visit the blood of Jizreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.

Young's Literal Translation

and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to him, Give him the name of Jezreel, for after a little time I will send punishment for the blood of Jezreel on the line of Jehu, and put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

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Cross references

“Call”

Hosea 1:6 Hosea 1:9 Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 9:6 Matthew 1:21 Luke 1:13

Hosea 1:6 · BSB

Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.

Hosea 1:9 · BSB

And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.

Isaiah 7:14 · BSB

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:6 · BSB

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 1:21 · BSB

She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

Luke 1:13 · BSB

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

“and I”

2 Kings 10:17 2 Kings 10:29–31 2 Kings 15:10–12 2 Kings 9:24 2 Kings 9:25 2 Kings 10:7

2 Kings 10:17 · BSB

When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.

2 Kings 10:29–31 · BSB

but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

2 Kings 15:10–12 · BSB

Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.

2 Kings 9:24 · BSB

Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.

2 Kings 9:25 · BSB

And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden agains…

2 Kings 10:7 · BSB

And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

“avenge”

Jeremiah 23:2 Hosea 2:13 Hosea 9:17

Jeremiah 23:2 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil…

Hosea 2:13 · BSB

I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.

Hosea 9:17 · BSB

My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

“will cause”

Jeremiah 3:8 Ezekiel 23:10 2 Kings 15:29 2 Kings 17:6–23 2 Kings 18:9–12 Ezekiel 23:31

Jeremiah 3:8 · BSB

She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

Ezekiel 23:10 · BSB

They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.

2 Kings 15:29 · BSB

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as cap…

2 Kings 17:6–23 · BSB

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 18:9–12 · BSB

In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

Ezekiel 23:31 · BSB

Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’

Also

Hosea 2:22

Hosea 2:22 · BSB

And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

5And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

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