Hosea 1:5 (YLT)

Passage

and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'

Nearby Context

Hosea 1:3 And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;

Hosea 1:4 and Jehovah saith unto him, `Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;

Hosea 1:5 and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'

Hosea 1:6 And she conceiveth again, and beareth a daughter, and He saith to him, `Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I add no more to pity the house of Israel, for I do utterly take them away;

Hosea 1:7 and the house of Judah I pity, and have saved them by Jehovah their God, and do not save them by bow, and by sword, and by battle, by horses, and by horsemen.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "come", "pass", "broken", "israel", "valley", and "jezreel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "and Jehovah saith unto him Call his..." into verse 6's "And she conceiveth again and beareth a...", so "hath" and "come" 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 "hath" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.