Hosea 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.”
Hosea 8:7 — World English Bible
Hosea 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up. ”
Hosea 8:7 — American Standard Version
Hosea 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For wind they sow, and a hurricane they reap, Stalk it hath none--a shoot not yielding grain, If so be it yield--strangers do swallow it up.”
Hosea 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; should it sprout, it would yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up. ”
Hosea 8:7 — Darby Translation
Hosea 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they haue sowne the winde, and they shall reape the whirlewind: it hath no stalke: the budde shall bring foorth no meale: if so be it bring forth, the strangers shall deuoure it.”
Hosea 8:7 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 8:7 in Context — Hosea 8
5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7 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.
8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
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What Does Hosea 8:7 Mean?
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