Hosea 8:7 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
6For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7For 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.
8Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Galatians 6:7
Both verses emphasize the principle of reaping what one sows.
Job 4:8
Job's reflections on the consequences of sin resonate with Hosea's message.
Proverbs 22:8
Both verses discuss the futility of sinful actions.
Source: Hosea 8:7