Hosea 8:14

“And Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire on his cities, and it will devour her citadels.”

Hosea 8:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 8:14, word by word

And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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has forgottenיִּשְׁכַּחyishkach

forget

Forget.

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his Makerעֹשֵׂose

make

To build or create something.

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and builtיִּבֶןyiven

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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palacesהֵיכָלוֹתhechalot

palace

A king's palace.

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and Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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has multipliedהִרְבָּהhirba

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

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fortifiedבְּצֻרוֹתbetsurot

fortify

To surround a city with walls.

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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but I will sendשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

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fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and it will devourאָכְלָהachla

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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her citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶיarmnote

citadel, fortress

Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.

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The context

13The sacrifices of my offerings they sacrifice, flesh, and they eat it; YHWH does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and call to account their sins; they will return to Egypt.

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