Hosea 8:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷“·Israel’s foolish plans are like planting the wind [^LThey sow the wind],
    ·but they will harvest a storm [^Land reap the whirlwind].
Like a stalk with no head of grain,
    it produces ·nothing [^Lno flour].
Even if it produced something,
    ·other nations [foreigners] would ·eat [devour] it.
⁸Israel is ·eaten [swallowed] up;
    the people are ·mixed among [^Lamong] the other nations
    and have become ·useless to me [a useless pot/utensil/vessel].
⁹Israel is like a wild donkey ·all by itself [wandering alone].
    They have ·run [^Lgone up] to Assyria;
    ·They have hired other nations to protect them [^LEphraim has hired lovers; or Ephraim has sold herself to lovers].

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Hosea 8:7-9

New International Version

⁷“They sow the wind
    and reap the whirlwind.^(A)
The stalk has no head;
    it will produce no flour.^(B)
Were it to yield grain,
    foreigners would swallow it up.^(C)
⁸Israel is swallowed up;^(D)
    now she is among the nations
    like something no one wants.^(E)
⁹For they have gone up to Assyria^(F)
    like a wild donkey^(G) wandering alone.
    Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.^(H)

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Hosea 8:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷For ^(A)they sow the wind,
    and they shall reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
    it shall yield no flour;
if it were to yield,
    ^(B)strangers would devour it.
⁸^(C)Israel is swallowed up;
    already they are among the nations
    as ^(D)a useless vessel.
⁹For ^(E)they have gone up to Assyria,
    ^(F)a wild donkey wandering alone;
    Ephraim has hired lovers.