Hosea 12:1
“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.”
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.
The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
Cross-References
“Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?”
“Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?”
“The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.”
“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”
“And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.”