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Hosea 8:14

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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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  1. Deuteronomy 32:18Rank 1 from verse 14
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    18Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

  2. Jeremiah 17:27Rank 2 from verse 14
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    27But 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 sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

  3. Amos 2:5Rank 3 from verse 14
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    5But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

  4. Hosea 13:6Rank 4 from verse 14
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    6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

  5. Isaiah 17:10Rank 5 from verse 14
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    10Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

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Hosea 8:14

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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maker

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One who makes, forms, creates, prepares, or brings something into being; in references to God, the Creator.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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temples

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Sense 1: Houses or places dedicated to divine worship. Sense 2: The sides of the head.

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multiplied

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Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.

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fenced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fence, meaning to enclose, guard, or fortify.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

14For 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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