Hosea 1:4
And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Cross-reference
Hosea 1:9 completes the series with Lo-ammi (not my people), finalizing God's rejection after the judgment in 1:4.
Hosea 1:6 adds the child named Lo-ruhamah (no mercy), escalating the judgment pronounced in 1:4.
Hosea 2:22 reinterprets Jezreel positively as 'God sows'—contrasting the bloodshed judgment of Hosea 1:4 with future restoration.
Hosea 9:17 describes God rejecting Israel and making them wanderers, echoing the end of the kingdom prophesied here.
In 2 Kings 9:24, Jehu kills King Joram at Jezreel — the very bloodshed God later punishes in Hosea.
2 Kings 18:9-12 recounts the same fall of Samaria under Shalmaneser, confirming the judgment on Israel.
2 Kings 17:6-23 details the fall of Samaria and exile, directly fulfilling the prophecy of ending the house of Israel.
2 Kings 15:29 records the Assyrian capture of northern territories, an early fulfillment of the end of Israel's kingdom.
In 2 Kings 15:10-12, Jehu's dynasty ends with Zechariah's murder — fulfilling both the 4-generation promise and Hosea's punishment.
In 2 Kings 10:29-31, God commends Jehu for his zeal, yet Hosea 1:4 later punishes him for the same bloodshed — a tension.
In 2 Kings 10:17, Jehu finishes off Ahab's survivors in Samaria — completing the slaughter that leads to punishment in Hosea.
In 2 Kings 10:11, Jehu kills all of Ahab's house in Jezreel — the comprehensive purge Hosea holds against his dynasty.
In 2 Kings 10:10, Jehu claims the LORD's prophecy against Ahab is fulfilled — the same bloodshed Hosea later punishes.
In 2 Kings 10:8, Jehu piles the severed heads at the gate — another act of the Jezreel violence Hosea condemns.
In 2 Kings 10:7, Jehu's men kill Ahab's 70 sons — part of the Jezreel bloodbath Hosea says will be punished.
In 2 Kings 9:25, Joram's body is thrown into Naboth's field, adding detail to the Jezreel massacre that Hosea references.
2 Kings 10:30 shows God commending Jehu for his actions; Hosea reverses this, pronouncing judgment for the same bloodshed—a direct contrast.
2 Kings 10:9 records Jehu's massacre at Jezreel—the very bloodshed God says He will avenge upon Jehu's house in Hosea.
Jeremiah 7:15 recalls God casting out the whole seed of Ephraim—the same removal of Israel's kingdom promised in Hosea. Direct parallel of exile judgment.
1 Kings 21:1 introduces Naboth's vineyard at Jezreel, whose murder is the bloodshed later avenged by Jehu and then judged in Hosea.
Jeremiah 20:3 uses a symbolic name change (Magor-missabib) as a judgment sign—mirroring Hosea naming his son Jezreel for the same purpose.