Hosea 1:4 meaning and explanation
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
Hosea 1:4, Berean Standard Bible
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God speaks to Hosea, commanding him to name his newborn son Jezreel, a name tied to the valley where Jehu had slaughtered the house of Ahab (2 Kings 10). Jehu acted on God's commission but with excessive bloodshed and self-serving ambition, and his dynasty, though promised four generations, would now be judged.
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