Hosea 8:7
“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.”
Hosea 8:7 — King James Version
Verse 7 of 14 in Hosea chapter 8 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Hosea 8:7 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “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.”
- American Standard Version
- “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 — full chapter (King James Version)
Set the to thy mouth. He shall come as an against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my , and trespassed against my law. shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. Thy calf, O , hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? For from was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of shall be broken in pieces. 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. is swallowed up: now shall they be among the as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. For they are gone up to , a wild ass alone by himself: hath hired lovers. Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. Because hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to . For hath forgotten his , and buildeth temples; and hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.