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Hosea 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. avenge: Heb. visit”
Hosea 1:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 1:4
God's command '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' names Hosea's first son prophetically. Jezreel (meaning 'God scatters' or 'God sows') references the valley where Jehu executed Ahab's house (2 Kings 9-10), initially fulfilling God's judgment on Baal worship. Yet Jehu himself continued idolatry (2 Kings 10:29-31), making his dynasty guilty. The name prophesies both judgment (scattering in exile) and restoration (sowing for harvest, Hosea 1:11, 2:22-23). God's s...
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Cross-References for Hosea 1:4
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“when the letter came to them”
“which Yahweh spoke concerning the house of Ahab: for Yahweh has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.”
“These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters”
“when”
“and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart”
“he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria”
“with which he made Israel to sin”
“and struck him before the people”
“and carried Israel away to Assyria”
“and bore a daughter. Then he said to him”