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Hosea 12:1

Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669 →
רֹעֶ֥הro.'Eh[is] feedingH7462 →
ר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achwindH7307 →
וְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.Defand [is] pursuingH7291 →
קָדִ֔יםka.Diman east windH6921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַיּ֕וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
כָּזָ֥בka.ZavfalsehoodH3577 →
וָשֹׁ֖דva.Shodand violenceH7701 →
יַרְבֶּ֑הyar.Behhe increasesH7235 →
וּבְרִית֙u.ve.Ritand a covenantH1285 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
אַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
יִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuthey are makingH3772 →
וְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menand oilH8081 →
לְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimto EgyptH4714 →
יוּבָֽל׃yu.Valit is carriedH2986 →

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Hosea 11:12Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.Lamentations 5:6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.2 Timothy 2:16But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”Hosea 7:11So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.Ezekiel 17:10Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.Jeremiah 22:22The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.Luke 15:16He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.2 Kings 17:4–6But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.2 Kings 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.Isaiah 30:6–7This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.Job 15:2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?Hosea 5:3I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.Hosea 8:9For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.

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