Hosea 8:14

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.

Cross-references

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

Hosea 13:6 describes how satisfaction led to pride and forgetting God — same pattern of forgetting the Maker.

Hosea 4:6 Parallel

Hosea 4:6 similarly links forgetting God to destruction, the same root cause as the judgment here.

Hosea 5:5 Parallel

Hosea 5:5 ties Israel's pride to their downfall, connecting to the self-reliance shown in building fortresses here.

Isaiah 43:21 says God formed a people to declare His praise—contrasting sharply with Hosea's people who forgot their Maker.

Amos 1:4 Parallel

Amos 1:4 repeats the exact phrase 'send a fire...devour strongholds' against Hazael, using the same judgment formula as Hosea.

Amos 1:10 Parallel

Amos 1:10 repeats the identical 'send a fire...devour strongholds' oracle against Tyre, matching Hosea's judgment language.

Jeremiah 17:27 uses the same 'kindle a fire...devour palaces' imagery for judgment on Jerusalem, paralleling Hosea's warning.

Amos 1:12 Parallel

Amos 1:12 uses the same 'send a fire...devour strongholds' formula against Teman, paralleling the judgment in Hosea.

Isaiah 42:25 describes God pouring out anger like fire that burns — directly echoing the 'send a fire' judgment against Israel's cities.

Isaiah 29:23 describes a future where God's children sanctify His name—the opposite of forgetting Him as in Hosea.

Isaiah 22:8-11 directly echoes Hosea: Judah fortifies Jerusalem but 'did not look to the Maker'—an almost identical indictment.

Isaiah 17:10 says you forgot the Rock your fortress — contrasts with Judah building fortresses instead of trusting God.

Amos 1:14 Parallel

Amos 1:14 uses a slight variation 'kindle a fire...devour strongholds' against Rabbah, still closely echoing Hosea's fire judgment.

Amos 2:5 Parallel

Amos 2:5 repeats 'send a fire...devour strongholds' against Judah and Jerusalem, directly mirroring Hosea's oracle.

Deuteronomy 32:18 says they forgot the God who fathered them — identical theme of forgetting the Maker.

Ezekiel 23:35 also charges 'you have forgotten me,' reinforcing the cause of judgment here.

1 Kings 12:31 Historical context

In 1 Kings 12:31, Jeroboam builds unauthorized high places and priests—concrete evidence of Israel's forgetfulness of God seen in Hosea.

In Jeremiah 23:27, false prophets cause Israel to forget God's name—a direct parallel to Hosea's charge of forgetting the Maker.

Jeremiah 2:32 laments that Israel forgot God while remembering trivial things — parallel to forgetting the Maker.

1 Kings 16:31 Historical context

In 1 Kings 16:31, Ahab serves Baal—a vivid example of the idolatry that flows from forgetting God as in Hosea.

Psalm 106:21 Related theme

Psalm 106:21 says they forgot God who saved them — similar forgetting, though focused on salvation not creation.

Ephesians 2:10 presents believers as God's workmanship created for good works—contrasting Israel's forgetfulness of their Creator.