Hosea 1:5 - Easy To Read Version And at that time, I will break Israel’s bow at Jezreel Valley.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel. American Standard Version (1901) And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. Common English Bible On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Jezreel Valley.” Catholic Public Domain Version And in that day, I will crush the stronghold of Israel in the valley of Jezreel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And in that day I will break in pieces the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezrahel. |
Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came to fight against Israel. This was during the time that Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. Tiglath Pileser took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.
But their bows will break.\par Their swords will go into their own hearts.\par
The Lord can stop wars\par anywhere on earth.\par He can break the soldiers’ bows,\par shatter their spears.\par and burn their shields. {\cf2\super [283]} \par
The army will come and destroy Babylon.\par Babylon’s soldiers will be captured.\par Their bows will be broken.\par Why? Because the Lord punishes people\par for the bad things they do.\par The Lord gives them the full punishment\par that they deserve.\par
But I will knock your bow from your left hand. I will knock your arrows from your right hand.
“At that time, I will make an agreement for the Israelites with the animals of the field, with the birds of the sky, and with the crawling things on the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and weapons of war. \{No weapons will be left\} in that land. I will make the land safe, so the people of Israel can lie down in peace.
The people of Joseph said, “It is true that the hill country of Ephraim is not large enough for us. But the Canaanite people living there have powerful weapons—they have iron chariots! [62] And those people control Jezreel Valley, Beth Shean and all the small towns in that area.”
The people of Midian, Amalek, and other people from the east joined together {to fight against the people of Israel}. Those people went across the Jordan River and camped in Jezreel Valley.