Hosea 8:7

English Standard Version

⁷For ^(A)they sow the wind,
    and they shall reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
    it shall yield no flour;
if it were to yield,
    ^(B)strangers would devour it.

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Hosea 8:7

New King James Version

⁷“They^(A) sow the wind,
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
^(B)Aliens would swallow it up.

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Hosea 8:7

New American Standard Bible

⁷For ^(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.

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Footnotes

Hosea 8:7 Lit growth
Hosea 8:7 Or meal

Hosea 8:7

New International Version

⁷“They sow the wind
    and reap the whirlwind.^(A)
The stalk has no head;
    it will produce no flour.^(B)
Were it to yield grain,
    foreigners would swallow it up.^(C)