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.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Ephraim feeds on wind and pursues the east wind, multiplying lies and violence. Jacob deceived his brother and strove with God. But God will make Ephraim live in tents as in the wilderness again. The Lord God of hosts is …
Other Translations
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.
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.
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.
Cross References
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is …
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young …
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be …
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall …
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and …
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield …
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king …
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed …
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and …