First,-The whole house of Jehu, and then all Israel, are to become a Jezreel as regards punishment, as they are even now in point of guilt; and, in this announcement, the significant paronomasia must not be overlooked between Israel-the designation of the dignity of the people, and Jezreel-that which is base in deeds and condition.
"Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1"
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
The intentional paronomasia occasioned by the designation "daughter of troops," i.
"Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1"
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg