Hosea 1:4

“And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.”

"And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel." - Hosea 1:4
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What does Hosea 1:4 mean?

Hosea 1:4 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states: "And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel." This verse is…

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The Echoes of Judgment and Mercy: A Journey Through Hosea 1:4

The prophetic book of Hosea is a remarkable narrative filled with themes of love, judgment, and redemption. In Hosea 1:4, we read, "And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will…

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A Prayer for Justice and Restoration: In Light of Hosea 1:4

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I come before You with a heart full of reverence, acknowledging Your sovereignty and might. Your Word reminds us in Hosea 1:4, 'And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood…

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Hosea 1:4 - "And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel."
Hosea 4:1 - "Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land."
Hosea 4:4 - "Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest."
Hosea 4:17 - "Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone."
Hosea 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel."
Hosea 2:4 - "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms."
Hosea 1:2 - "The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 3:1
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 4:19 - "The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices."
Hosea 4:2 - "By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
Hosea 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
Hosea 3:1-5
Hosea 4:16 - "For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place."
Hosea 4:9 - "And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings."
Hosea 14:4 - "¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him."
"Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone." - Hosea 4:17
Hosea 4:1-2 - "Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed."
Hosea 10:4 - "They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field."
Hosea 4:5 - "Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother."
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 7:4 - "They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened."
"Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest." - Hosea 4:4
"Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart." - Hosea 4:11
Hosea 13:4 - "Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me."
Hosea 2:1 - "Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah."
"They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity." - Hosea 4:8