And Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלhas forgottenיִּשְׁכַּחhis Makerעֹשֵׂהוּand builtוַיִּבֶןpalaces,הֵיכָלוֹתand Judahוִיהוּדָהhas multipliedהִרְבָּהfortifiedבְּצֻרוֹתcities;עָרִיםbut I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיfireאֵשׁon his cities,בְּעָרָיוand it will devourוְאָכְלָהher citadels.אַרְמְנֹתֶיהָ
Hosea 8:14
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has forgottenיִּשְׁכַּחyishkach
forget
Forget.
Where else “yishkach” appears- his Makerעֹשֵׂose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- and builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- palacesהֵיכָלוֹתhechalot
palace
A king's palace.
Where else “hechalot” appears- 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.
Where else “yhuda” appears- has multipliedהִרְבָּהhirba
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “hirba” appears- fortifiedבְּצֻרוֹתbetsurot
fortify
To surround a city with walls.
Where else “betsurot” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- but I will sendשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachti” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and it will devourאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- her citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶיarmnote
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armnote” appears
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.
14 · This verse (above)