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Hosea 8:14

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.
Hosea 8:14
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה הִרְבָּ֖ה עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻר֑וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס

  1. וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חvai.yish.Kach“and he has forgotten”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
  2. יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ'o.Se.hu“maker his”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  5. וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.ven“and he has built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  6. הֵֽיכָל֔וֹתhei.kha.Lot“palaces”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from הֵיכָל · “palace” · Strong's H1964H
  7. וִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.Dah“and Judah”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  8. הִרְבָּ֖הhir.Bah“he has multiplied”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  9. עָרִ֣ים'a.Rim“cities”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  10. בְּצֻר֑וֹתbe.tzu.Rot“fortified”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from בָּצַר · “to gather|restrain|fortify” · Strong's H1219
  11. וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-“and I will send”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  12. אֵ֣שׁ'esh“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  13. בְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.Rav“on cities his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  14. וְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.Lah“and it will consume”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  15. אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.ha“fortresses his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אַרְמוֹן · “fortress” · Strong's H0759H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)