Hosea 8:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many cities. But I will send fire on their cities, and it will devour their strongholds.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities, but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces there.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For Israel{H3478} hath forgotten{H7911} his Maker,{H6213} and builded{H1129} palaces;{H1964} and Judah{H3063} hath multiplied{H7235} fortified{H1219} cities:{H5892} but I will send{H7971} a fire{H784} upon his cities,{H5892} and it shall devour{H398} the castles{H759} thereof.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For Israel{H3478} hath forgotten{H7911}{(H8799)} his Maker{H6213}{(H8802)}, and buildeth{H1129}{(H8799)} temples{H1964}; and Judah{H3063} hath multiplied{H7235}{(H8689)} fenced{H1219}{(H8803)} cities{H5892}: but I will send{H7971}{(H8765)} a fire{H784} upon his cities{H5892}, and it shall devour{H398}{(H8804)} the palaces{H759} thereof.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    they haue forgotten him that made them, they buylde churches, and Iuda maketh many stronge cities: therfore wil I sende a fyre in to their cities, and it shal consume their places.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For Israel hath forgotten his maker, and buildeth Temples, & Iudah hath increased strong cities: but I will sende a fire vpon his cities, and it shall deuoure the palaces thereof.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For Israel hath forgotten him that made him, & hath builded faire palaces, and Iuda hath encreased strong cities: but I wyll sende a fire into their cities, and it shall consume their palaces.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For Israel has no memory of his Maker, and has put up the houses of kings; and Judah has made great the number of his walled towns. But I will send a fire on his towns and put an end to his great houses.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Israel has forgotten his Maker and built royal palaces, and Judah has built many fortified cities. But I will send fire on their cities; it will consume their royal citadels.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:18 : 18 You ignored the Rock who begot you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
  • Jer 17:27 : 27 But if you do not obey Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any loads as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem and will not be extinguished.
  • Amos 2:5 : 5 'So I will send fire upon Judah, and it will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.'
  • Hos 13:6 : 6 As they were fed, they were satisfied; as they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and so they forgot me.
  • Amos 1:4 : 4 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael, and it will consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
  • Amos 1:10 : 10 So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it will consume her palaces.
  • Amos 1:12 : 12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.
  • Amos 1:14 : 14 So I will set fire to the wall of Rabbah, and it will consume her palaces amid shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
  • Eph 2:10 : 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we might walk in them.
  • Jer 23:27 : 27 They plan to make My people forget My name through their dreams, which they tell to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal.
  • Hos 2:13 : 13 I will put an end to all her celebrations: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed festivals.
  • 1 Kgs 12:31 : 31 Jeroboam also built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.
  • 1 Kgs 16:31 : 31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.
  • 2 Kgs 18:13 : 13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
  • 2 Chr 27:4 : 4 He also built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests, he constructed fortresses and towers.
  • Ps 106:21 : 21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
  • Isa 17:10 : 10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, you will plant pleasant plants and set them with imported vines.
  • Isa 22:8-9 : 8 The covering of Judah was removed. In that day, you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. 9 You saw the breaches in the city of David were many, and you gathered together water from the lower pool. 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall. 11 You made a reservoir between the walls for the water of the old pool, but you did not look to its Maker, nor did you regard the One who formed it long ago.
  • Isa 29:23 : 23 For when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, they will sanctify My name. They will set apart the Holy One of Jacob and stand in awe of the God of Israel.
  • Isa 42:13 : 13 The LORD will march out like a warrior; like a man of battle, He will stir up His zeal. He will raise a shout, yes, He will cry out aloud; against His enemies, He will show Himself mighty.
  • Isa 42:25 : 25 So He poured out on them His burning anger and the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, yet they did not take it to heart.
  • Isa 43:21 : 21 the people I formed for Myself, so they might proclaim My praise.
  • Jer 2:32 : 32 Can a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding adornments? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
  • Jer 3:21 : 21 A voice is heard on the barren heights: the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the LORD their God.

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    5 'So I will send fire upon Judah, and it will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.'

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    14 In anger and wrath, I will execute vengeance on the nations that have not obeyed.

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