Hosea 1:7 (DRB)

Passage

And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord, their God: and I will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.

Nearby Context

Hosea 1:5 And in that day I will break in pieces the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezrahel.

Hosea 1:6 And she conceived again, and bore a daughter, and he said to him: Call her name, Without mercy: for I will not add any more to have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly forget them.

Hosea 1:7 And I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and I will save them by the Lord, their God: and I will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.

Hosea 1:8 And she weaned her that was called Without mercy. And she conceived, and bore a son.

Hosea 1:9 And he said: Call his name, Not my people: for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "house", "juda", "save", "lord", "sword", and "battle". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And she conceived again and bore a..." into verse 8's "And she weaned her that was called...", so "mercy" and "house" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.