Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 1:5

"And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel." — Hosea 1:5 (ASV)

I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. —Jehu was to be punished for the assassination of Ahab’s descendants. Though the destruction of the house of Ahab was divinely appointed, its value was neutralised by Jehu’s tolerance of the calf-worship.