For (A)they sow wind
And they harvest a (B)storm.
The standing grain has no [a]kernels;
It yields (C)no [b]grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.

Israel has been (D)swallowed up;
They are now among the nations
Like a (E)vessel in which no one delights.
For they have gone up to (F)Assyria,
Like (G)a wild donkey all alone;
Ephraim has (H)paid fees for [c]lovers.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 8:7 Lit growth
  2. Hosea 8:7 Or meal
  3. Hosea 8:9 Lit love gifts

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