Hosea 1:4

“And YHWH said to him: Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will call the house of Jehu to account for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.”

Hosea 1:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 1:4, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Callקְרָאkera

name

To give someone a name.

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his nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

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a little whileמְעַטmeat

almost

A short while, or very nearly: barely, by a little.

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I will callפָקַדְתִּיfakadti

punish

To call to account, punish.

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the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Jehuיֵהוּאyehu

Jehu

Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).

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for the bloodדְּמֵיdeme

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

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and I will put an endהִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbati

put an end

To make something end, remove it.

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to the kingdomמַמְלְכוּתmamlchut

kingdom

Kingdom: the territory and the rule of a king.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

“Jezreel” means “El sows”; it is also the city where Jehu shed blood (2 Kings 9–10).

Places in this verse

Jezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

3So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

4 · This verse (above)

5And it will happen on that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

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