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JEZREEL (Person)

1. Descendant of Etam from the tribe of Judah (1 Chr 4:3). Another possible reading suggests that Jezreel was one of the founding fathers of the town of Etam. Due to numerous scribal alterations within the Hebrew text, it is difficult to discern the original intent of the author.

Show passage in OET: CH1 4:3

OET-RV CH1 4:3

3 Yizre’el (Jezreel), Yishma, and Yidbas started the clans that lived in Eytam city, and they had a sister named Hatslelponi.

OET-LV CH1 4:3

3 And_these were_the _father _of ˊĒyţām Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) and_Yishmāʼ/(Ishma) and_Yidbās/(Idbash) and_name _of their _sister _of_their was_Hazelelponi.

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2. Firstborn son of the prophet Hosea and his wife, Gomer. Jezreel’s name, meaning “God sows,” prefigured the outpouring of God’s wrath on the disobedient kingdom of Israel under Jehu (Hos 1:4-5) and ultimate restoration (2:21-22).

Show passage in OET: HOS 1:4–5

OET-RV HOS 1:4

4 Then Yahweh told him, “Name him Yizre’el (Jezreel), because in a little while I’ll avenge the blood shed in the Yizre’el valley on Yehu’s (Jehu) family, and I’ll put an end to the kingdom of Yisrael (Israel).

OET-RV HOS 1:5

5 At that time in the Yizre’el valley, I’ll break Yisrael’s military power.”

OET-LV HOS 1:4

4 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_him/it call his/its_name Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) if/because yet a _little and_I _will _visit DOM the _blood(s)_of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel) on the _house _of Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) and_I _will _put _an _end _to the _kingdom _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV HOS 1:5

5 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that and_I _will _break DOM the _bow _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_the _valley _of Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel).

Show passage in OET: HOS 2:21–22

OET-RV HOS 2:21

21 This is Yahweh’s declaration:
⇔ At that time I’ll answer the skies with rain,
⇔ and they’ll answer the earth.

OET-RV HOS 2:22

22 The earth will answer the grain, the new wine and the oil,
⇔ and they’ll answer Yizre’el (Jezreel) (which means ‘God sows/plants’).

OET-LV HOS 2:23

23  And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that I _will _answer the _utterance _of YHWH I _will _answer DOM the_heavens and_they they _will _answer DOM the_earth/land.

OET-LV HOS 2:24

24  And_the_earth it _will _answer DOM the_grain and_DOM the _new_wine and_DOM the _fresh_oil and_they they _will _answer DOM Yizrəˊ^ʼēl/(Jezreel).

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