Hosea 1:5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel. (2 Kings 9:24): — Observe — 1. In those things wherein wicked men have been most successful, God will curse them and let out His wrath upon them. 2. Carnal hearts trust much in their warlike weapons. 3. Fortified cities cannot help when God comes out against a people. 4. Even in the place in which a kingdom most glories, and seems to trust most in, God many times comes, and breaks the kingdom in that very place. (Jeremiah Burroughs.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.WEB: It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel." |
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