Hosea 1:5 (GNV)

Passage

And at that day will I also breake the bowe of Israel in the valley of Izreel.

Nearby Context

Hosea 1:3 So he went, and tooke Gomer, ye daughter of Diblaim, which conceiued and bare him a sonne.

Hosea 1:4 And the Lord said vnto him, Cal his name Izreel: for yet a litle, and I will visite the blood of Izreel vpon the house of Iehu, and will cause to cease the kingdome of the house of Israel.

Hosea 1:5 And at that day will I also breake the bowe of Israel in the valley of Izreel.

Hosea 1:6 She conceiued yet againe, and bare a daughter, and God saide vnto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more haue pitie vpon the house of Israel: but I wil vtterly take them away.

Hosea 1:7 Yet I will haue mercie vpon the house of Iudah, and wil saue them by the Lord their God, and wil not saue them by bow, nor by sword nor by battell, by horses, nor by horsemen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "breake", "bowe", "israel", "valley", and "izreel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "breake" and "bowe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And the Lord said vnto him Cal..." into verse 6's "She conceiued yet againe and bare a...", so "breake" and "bowe" 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 "breake" and "bowe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.