Hosea 1:7

Conservative English Version

But I am the LORD God of Judah, and I will have mercy and save Judah by my own power--not by wars and arrows or swords and cavalry."

Cross References

2 Kings 19:29

Hezekiah, I will tell you what's going to happen. This year you will eat crops that grow on their own, and the next year you will eat whatever springs up where those crops grew. But the third year you will plant grain and vineyards, and you will eat what you harvest.

2 Kings 19:34

I will protect it for myself and for my servant David.

2 Kings 19:35

That same night the LORD sent an angel to the camp of the Assyrians, and he killed one hundred eighty-five thousand of them. And so the next morning, the camp was full of dead bodies.

2 Kings 6:18

As the Syrian army came closer, Elisha prayed, "LORD, make those soldiers blind!" And the LORD blinded them with a bright light.

Psalm 33:16

Mighty armies alone cannot win wars for a king; great strength by itself cannot keep a soldier safe.

Psalm 44:7

But you saved us from our hateful enemies, and you put them to shame.

Exodus 14:13

But Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Be brave, and you will see the LORD save you today. These Egyptians will never bother you again.

Exodus 14:30

On that day, when the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the shore, they knew that the LORD had saved them.

Isaiah 12:2

I trust you to save me, LORD God, and I won't be afraid. My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me."

Isaiah 30:18

The LORD God is waiting to show how kind he is and to have pity on you. The LORD always does right; he blesses those who trust him.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, "It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth."

Isaiah 7:14

But the LORD will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son and will name him Immanuel.

Jeremiah 25:5

They told you that the LORD had said: Change your ways! If you stop doing evil, I will let you stay forever in this land that I gave your ancestors.

Jeremiah 25:6

I don't want to harm you. So don't make me angry by worshiping idols and other gods.

Jeremiah 33:26

In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. I will be kind to my people Israel, and they will be successful again.

Hosea 1:8

After Gomer had stopped nursing Lo-Ruhamah, she had another son.

Hosea 11:12

Israel is deceitful to me, their loyal and holy God; they surround me with lies, and Judah worships other gods.

Zechariah 4:6

So the angel explained that it was the following message of the LORD to Zerubbabel: I am the LORD All-Powerful. So don't depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.

1 Samuel 17:47

Everybody here will see that the LORD doesn't need swords or spears to save his people. The LORD always wins his battles, and he will help us defeat you.