Hos 8:14 | JFB | STEP | 14. forgotten . . . Maker — ( ). temples —to idols. Judah . . . fenced cities —Judah, though less idolatrous than Israel, betrayed lack of faith in Jehovah by trusting more to its fenced cities than to Him; instead of making peace with God, Judah multiplied human defenses ( ). I will send . . . fire upon . . . cities —Sennacherib burned all Judah's fenced cities except Jerusalem ( ). palaces thereof —namely, of the land. Compare as to Jerusalem, .

Hosea 8:14

14. forgotten . . . Maker— (De 32:18).

temples—to idols.

Judah . . . fenced cities—Judah, though less idolatrous than Israel, betrayed lack of faith in Jehovah by trusting more to its fenced cities than to Him; instead of making peace with God, Judah multiplied human defenses (Isa 22:8; Jer 5:17; Mic 5:10, 11).

I will send . . . fire upon . . . cities—Sennacherib burned all Judah's fenced cities except Jerusalem (2Ki 18:13).

palaces thereof—namely, of the land. Compare as to Jerusalem, Jer 17:27.