Hosea 12:1 “Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he m…”

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

World English Bible

Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

American Standard Version

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ephraim is fed with the winde, and followeth after the East winde: hee increaseth daily lies and destruction, and they do make a couenant with Asshur, and oyle is caried into Egypt.

Darby Translation

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation

Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.

Bible in Basic English

Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.

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Cross references

“feedeth”

Hosea 8:7 Jeremiah 22:22 Job 15:2

Hosea 8:7 · BSB

For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.

Jeremiah 22:22 · BSB

The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.

Job 15:2 · BSB

“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

“he daily”

Hosea 11:12

Hosea 11:12 · BSB

Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

“and they”

Hosea 5:13 2 Kings 15:19 2 Kings 17:4–6 Isaiah 30:6 Isaiah 30:7

Hosea 5:13 · BSB

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

2 Kings 15:19 · BSB

Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.

2 Kings 17:4–6 · BSB

But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea…

Isaiah 30:6 · BSB

This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the hu…

Isaiah 30:7 · BSB

Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.

Also

Ezekiel 17:10

Ezekiel 17:10 · BSB

Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

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