“But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God,and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
Hosea 1:7 (WEB)
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5It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.” 6She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them. 7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God,and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.” 8Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son. 9He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi,for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.