“Ephraim feeds on wind,and chases the east wind.He continually multiplies lies and desolation.They make a covenant with Assyria,and oil is carried into Egypt.”
Hosea 12:1 (WEB)
Context Reading
1Ephraim feeds on wind,and chases the east wind.He continually multiplies lies and desolation.They make a covenant with Assyria,and oil is carried into Egypt. 2Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah,and will punish Jacob according to his ways;according to his deeds he will repay him. 3In the womb he took his brother by the heel,and in his manhood he contended with God.