KJV King James Version
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
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Hosea 8:14
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
WEB World English Bible
For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire on his cities, and it will devour its fortresses.”
ASV American Standard Version
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And forget doth Israel his Maker, and buildeth temples, And Judah hath multiplied cities of defence, And I have sent a fire into his cities, And it hath consumed their palaces!
Surrounding context — Hosea 8
11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
12 I have written to him the great things of my law, [but] they were counted as a strange thing.
13 They sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat [it; but] the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חH7911 · sha.khachto forgetיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֹשֵׂ֗הוּH6213 · a.sahto make: doוַיִּ֙בֶן֙H1129 · ba.nahto buildהֵֽיכָל֔וֹתH1964 · he.khaltempleוִֽיהוּדָ֕הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahהִרְבָּ֖הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyעָרִ֣יםH5892 · irexcitementבְּצֻר֑וֹתH1219 · ba.tsarto gather/restrain/fortifyוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־H7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֵ֣שׁH784 · eshfireבְּעָרָ֔יוH5892 · irexcitementוְאָכְלָ֖הH398 · a.khalto eatאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סH759 · ar.moncitadel: palace
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 32:18Of the Rock [that] begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.Jeremiah 17:27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.Isaiah 17:10Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:Hosea 13:6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.Amos 2:5But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.Amos 1:10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.Psalm 106:21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;Jeremiah 2:32Can a maid forget her ornaments, [or] a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.Jeremiah 3:21A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping [and] supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, [and] they have forgotten the LORD their God.2 Chronicles 26:10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.1 Kings 16:31And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.Isaiah 42:13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.Isaiah 43:21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.Amos 1:12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.Isaiah 42:25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid [it] not to heart.2 Chronicles 27:4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.Jeremiah 23:27Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
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