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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
forgotten	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח vai.yish.Kach	H7911	to mislay · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Maker	עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ 'o.Se.hu	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
buildeth	וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ vai.Yi.ven	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
temples	הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת hei.kha.Lot	H1964	a large public building · noun, common feminine plural absolute
Judah	וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה vi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
multiplied	הִרְבָּ֖ה hir.Bah	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fenced	בְּצֻר֑וֹת be.tzu.Rot	H1219	to gather grapes · adjective, feminine plural absolute
cities	עָרִ֣ים 'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural absolute
send	וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי ve.shi.lach.ti-	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
fire	אֵ֣שׁ 'esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
cities	בְּעָרָ֔יו be.'a.Rav	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
devour	וְאָכְלָ֖ה ve.'a.khe.Lah	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
palaces	אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ 'ar.me.no.Tei.ha	H759	a citadel (from its height) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Jeremiah 17:27 But 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 sa…
Isaiah 17:10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant plea…
Hosea 13:6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
Amos 2:5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Psalms 106:21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Jeremiah 2:32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Amos 1:10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:8–end

It was the honour and happiness of Israel that they had but one God to trust to and he all-sufficient in every strait, and but one God to serve, and he well worthy of all their devotions. But it was their sin, and folly, and shame, that they knew not when they were well off, that they forsook their own mercies for lying vanities; for, I. They multiplied their alliances (Hos 8:9): They have hired lovers, or (as the margin reads it) they have hired loves. They were at great expense to purchase the friendship of the nations about them, that otherwise had no value nor affection at all for them, nor cared for having any thing to do with them but only upon the Shechemites' principles - Shall not t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:14

forgotten . . . Maker-- (Deu 32:18). temples--to idols. Judah . . . fenced cities--Judah, though less idolatrous than Israel, betrayed lack of faith in Jehovah by trusting more to its fenced cities than to Him; instead of making peace with God, Judah multiplied human defenses (Isa 22:8; Jer 5:17; Mic 5:10-11). I will send . . . fire upon . . . cities--Sennacherib burned all Judah's fenced cities except Jerusalem (Kg2 18:13). palaces thereof--namely, of the land. Compare as to Jerusalem, Jer 17:27. Next: Hosea Chapter 9

Adam Clarke on Hosea 8:14

Israel hath forgotten his Maker - And therefore built temples to other gods. Judah had lost all confidence in the Divine protection, and therefore built many fenced cities. But the fire of God's anger burnt up both the temples and the fortified cities.

John Gill on Hosea 8:14

For Israel hath forgotten his Maker,.... The Creator and Preserver of everyone of them, and who had raised them up to a state and kingdom, and had made them great and rich, and populous, and bestowed many favours and blessings on them; and yet they forgot him, to give him glory, and to serve and worship him: and buildeth temples; to idols, as the Targum adds; to the calves at Dan and Bethel, at which places, as there were altars set up, and priests appointed, so temples and houses of high places built to worship in; see 1 Kings 12:31; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities; to protect them from their enemies, which was not unlawful; but that they should put their trust and confidence in t…

Dictionary and topics

Hoshea — Salvation. (1.) The original name of the son of Nun, afterwards called Joshua (Num. 13:8, 16; Deut. 32:44). (2.) 1 Chr. 27:20. The ruler of Ephraim in David’s time. (3.) The last king of Israel. He…
Calves Of Jeroboam · Predictions respecting: Punishment of the worshippers — Predictions respecting: Punishment of the worshippers
Forgetting God · 23:35; — 23:35;
Idolatry · Temples built for — Temples built for

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hosea 8:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:14

Adam Clarke on Hosea 8:14

John Gill on Hosea 8:14

Dictionary and topics

Hosea 8:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:14

Adam Clarke on Hosea 8:14

John Gill on Hosea 8:14

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Hosea 8:14–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Hosea 8:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hosea 8:14

Rashi on Hosea 8:13