Hosea 1:11
in Hosea 1Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
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ASV
And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up from the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
KJV
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
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This verse in Hosea 1
Commentary
12 notes on this verse"They come up out of the land," namely, they will live the life of the saints as well, "for great is the day of Jezreel." Indeed, great is the day of Christ, when he will raise to life all the dead. In fact, he will descend from heaven and sit on his glorious throne. "And he will give everyone according to his works."
This site's exposition
sons of the living God
on Hosea 1:10-11
Those told "You are not My people" will be called "sons of the living God", which Paul applies at Romans 9:25-26 to the Gentiles. Jezreel, meaning God sows, turns from bloodshed to planting, and "great will be the day of Jezreel" when Judah and Israel gather under "one leader".
This site's exposition
appoint for themselves one leader
Wesley took the one leader as Zerubbabel, appointed by Cyrus, and as Christ, appointed head of his church. He read going up as the return from Babylon. Gill answered that only Judah and Benjamin came back together from Babylon, with few of the people of Israel among them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together,.... Not at the return from the Babylonish captivity; for, though some of the ten tribes might be mixed with the Jews when they went into captivity, and came out with them, and others might join them from the various nations where they had been dispersed; yet they did not gather together with them in a body, only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, those were the chief; of the children of Israel, but few, Ezr 1:
The bow - All their warlike provision, power and skill. Jezreel - In this valley it is probable the bloodiest battles in the civil wars were fought; the reason whereof might be, because whoever carried the victory in this place, were soon masters of Samaria and Jezreel, and consequently of the kingdom. Israel's name had been through many ages Ruhamah, that is, pitied.
One head - Zerubbabel, who was appointed by Cyrus, yet with full approbation of the people. And so Christ is appointed by the Father, head of his church, whom believers heartily accept. Come up - Literally out of Babylon, spiritually out of captivity to sin and to Satan.
Thus Judah and Israel were gathered together; yet this was but a type of the much more celebrated coalition between Jews and Gentiles, when, by the death of Christ, the partition-wall of the ceremonial law was taken down. Christ died, to gather together in one all the children of God that were scattered abroad, John xi.
Some think that these promises will not have their accomplishment, at least not in full, till the general conversion of the Jews in the latter days, which is expected yet to come, when the vast incredible numbers of Jews, that are now dispersed as the sand of the sea, shall be brought to embrace the faith of Christ and be incorporated in the gospel-church.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
His name, Hosea, or Hosea (for it is the very same with Joshua's original name), signifies a saviour; for prophets were instruments of salvation to the people of God, so are faithful ministers; they help to save many a soul from death, by saving it from sin. his surname was Ben-Beeri, or the son of Beeri.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together - A little image of this union was seen after the captivity in Babylon, when some of the children of Israel, i. e., of the ten tribes, were united to Judah on his return, and the great schism of the two kingdoms came to an end.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Though "appointed" by the Father (Ps 2:6), Christ is in another sense "appointed" as their Head by His people, when they accept and embrace Him as such. out of the land--of the Gentiles among whom they sojourn. the day of Jezreel--"The day of one" is the time of God's special visitation of him, either in wrath or in mercy.
The children of Judah and the Children of Israel - After the return from Babylon, the distinction between Israel and Judah was entirely destroyed; and those of them that did return were all included under one denomination, Jews; and the one head may refer to Zerubbabel their leader, and afterwards under Ezra and Nehemiah. In the more extensive view of the prophet the one Head may mean Jesus Christ, under whom the true Israel, Jews and Gentiles, shall be finally gathered together; so that there shall be one flock, and one Shepherd over that flock. They shall come up out of the land - Assyria and Chaldea in particular; but also from the various places of their dispersions in general. Great shall be the day of Jezreel - He alludes to the meaning of the word, the seed of God. God who has dispersed - sown, them in different lands, shall gather them together; and that day of God’s power shall be great and glorious. It was a wonderful seed time in the Divine justice; it shall then be a wonderful harvest in the Divine mercy. He sowed them among the nations in his wrath; he shall reap them and gather them in his bounty.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠נִקְבְּצוּ | venikbetzu | and they will be gathered | H6908 → | 127 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָ֤ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּבְנֵֽי־ | uvenei- | and [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| יַחְדָּ֔ו | yachdav | together | H3162 → | 141 times |
| וְשָׂמ֥וּ | vesamu | and they will appoint | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לָהֶ֛ם | lahem | for themselves | ||
| רֹ֥אשׁ | rosh | a chief | H7218 → | |
| אֶחָ֖ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | |
| וְעָל֣וּ | vealu | and they will go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| גָד֖וֹל | gadol | [will be] great | H1419 → | |
| י֥וֹם | yom | [the] day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ | yizreel | Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
וְ֠נִקְבְּצוּand they will be gathered
venikbetzuH6908 →127 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָ֤הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּבְנֵֽי־and [the] people of
uvenei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
יַחְדָּ֔וtogether
yachdavH3162 →141 times
וְשָׂמ֥וּand they will appoint
vesamuH7760 →584 times
לָהֶ֛םfor themselves
lahem
רֹ֥אשׁa chief
roshH7218 →
אֶחָ֖דone
ʾechadH259 →
וְעָל֣וּand they will go up
vealuH5927 →890 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
גָד֖וֹל[will be] great
gadolH1419 →
י֥וֹם[the] day of
yomH3117 →2304 times
יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Jezreel
yizreelH3157 →36 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Hebrews 10:16
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
- Ezekiel 11:19–20
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
Through
Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 30:9
Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Jeremiah 50:4–5
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Jeremiah 30:9
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceNorthern IsraelJezreelAhab's summer capital beside Naboth's vineyard; the city of the dogs' prophecy, where Jezebel fell and Jehu's wheels rolled.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON HOSEA 1:9; Edward Bouverie Pusey, The Minor Prophets: A Commentary; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.