Hosea 1:5

New English Translation

At that time, I will destroy the military power of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”

Cross References

2 Kings 15:29

During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people to Assyria.

Psalm 37:15

Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Psalm 46:9

He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

Jeremiah 51:56

For a destroyer is attacking Babylon. Her warriors will be captured; their bows will be broken. For the Lord is a God who punishes; he pays back in full.

Ezekiel 39:3

I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

Hosea 2:18

“At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior’s bow and sword – that is, every weapon of warfare – from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.”

Joshua 17:16

The descendants of Joseph said, “The whole hill country is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.”

Judges 6:33

All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.