ESV Reformation Study Bible – Hos 1:5
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Hos 1:5

1:5 bow of Israel. Israel’s military strength, symbolized by the bow (Gen. 49:24; 1 Sam. 2:4; Ezek. 39:3), was broken by the Assyrian army under Tiglath-pileser III, who conquered the northern territories of Israel.