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Hosea 8:7

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7For athey sow the wind

And they reap the bwhirlwind.

The standing grain has no 1heads;

It yields cno 2grain.

Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit growth
  2. 2Or meal

Cross references

  1. aProv 22:8
  2. bIs 66:15; Nah 1:3
  3. cHos 2:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For 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,

strangers would devour it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“They sow the wind

and reap the whirlwind.

The stalk has no head;

it will produce no flour.

Were it to yield grain,

foreigners would swallow it up.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Indeed, they sow the wind

and reap the whirlwind.

There is no standing grain;

what sprouts fails to yield flour.

Even if they did,

foreigners would swallow it up.

NLTNew Living Translation

“They have planted the wind

and will harvest the whirlwind.

The stalks of grain wither

and produce nothing to eat.

And even if there is any grain,

foreigners will eat it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because they sow the wind,

they will reap the whirlwind.

The standing grain does not have heads;

it will not yield flour.

And if it would yield,

strangers would devour it.

KJV 1900King James Version

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind:

It hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal:

If so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.