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He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt. <a href="/nlt/hosea/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; they are making an alliance with Assyria while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt. <a href="/esv/hosea/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Ephraim feeds on 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. <a href="/kjv/hosea/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/12.htm">New King James Version</a> “Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/nasb_/hosea/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is brought to Egypt. <a href="/nasb/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/lsb/hosea/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Ephraim feeds on wind And pursues the east wind continually; He abounds in falsehood and destruction. Moreover, he cuts a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/amp/hosea/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Ephraim feeds on the [emptiness of the] wind And [continually] pursues the [parching] east wind [which brings destruction]; Every day he multiplies lies and violence. Further, he makes a covenant with Assyria And (olive) oil is carried to Egypt [to seek alliances]. <a href="/csb/hosea/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/hosea/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/asv/hosea/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/hosea/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> All day long Israel chases wind from the desert; deceit and violence are found everywhere. Treaties are made with Assyria; olive oil is taken to Egypt. <a href="/erv/hosea/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/hosea/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt. <a href="/gnt/hosea/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Everything that the people of Israel do from morning to night is useless and destructive. Treachery and acts of violence increase among them. They make treaties with Assyria and do business with Egypt." <a href="/isv/hosea/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt. <a href="/msb/hosea/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Ephraim feeds on 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. <a href="/net/hosea/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt. <a href="/nheb/hosea/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/hosea/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily multiplieth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. <a href="/web/hosea/12.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Ephraim is enjoying wind, "" And is pursuing an east wind, "" All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling, "" And they make a covenant with Asshur, "" And oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/ylt/hosea/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried. <a href="/slt/hosea/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Ephraim fed upon the wind, and he pursued the east wind: all the day he multiplied falsehood and destruction; and they will cut out a covenant with Assur, and oil will be brought to Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Ephraim feedeth on the wind, and followeth the burning heat: all the day long he multiplied lies and desolation: and he hath made a covenant with the Assyrians, and carried oil into Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt. <a href="/nabre/hosea/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Ephraim shepherds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long. He multiplies lies and violence: They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ephraim herds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a treaty with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> EPHRAIM feeds on wind and follows after the tempest all the day long; they have multiplied lies and prey; they have made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Aphreim feeds on the wind and pursues a hurricane all day; they have multiplied falsehood and spoil, and they have cut a covenant with the Assyrians, and they have brought oil to Egypt<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; All the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; And they make a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried into Egypt. <a href="/sep/hosea/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt. <a href="/parallel/hosea/12-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1804" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: rō·‘eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">chases</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">the wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: wə·rō·ḏêp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">and pursues</a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: qā·ḏîm (N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">the east wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day long;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: yar·beh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">he multiplies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3577.htm" title="3577: kā·zāḇ (N-ms) -- A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing. From kazab; falsehood; literally or figuratively.">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/7701.htm" title="7701: wā·šōḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin. Or showd; from shuwd; violence, ravage.">and violence;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yiḵ·rō·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">he makes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: ū·ḇə·rîṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">Assyria</a> <a href="/hebrew/2986.htm" title="2986: yū·ḇāl (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To conduct, bear along. A primitive root; properly, to flow; causatively, to bring.">and sends</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: wə·še·men (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">olive oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: lə·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">to Egypt.</a> 2The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a> You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself. <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Ezekiel 23:5-8</a> Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors / clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. / She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4</a> But 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. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Jeremiah 2:18</a> Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Ezekiel 16:26</a> You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger. <a href="/isaiah/7-9.htm">Isaiah 7:9</a> The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’” <a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19</a> Then 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. <a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a> In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a> Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming. <a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a> He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">2 Peter 2:18</a> With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind: he daily increases lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.feedeth.<a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Hosea 8:7</a> 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.<a href="/job/15-2.htm">Job 15:2</a> Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?<a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22</a> The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.he daily.<a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Hosea 11:12</a> Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.and they.<a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.<a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19</a> And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.<a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4-6</a> And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Chases</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/daniel/12-11.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/daniel/11-44.htm">East</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Enjoying</a> <a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">E'phraim</a> 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href="/amos/5-2.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-13.htm">Multiplies</a> <a href="/exodus/1-12.htm">Multiplieth</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Pursues</a> <a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Pursueth</a> <a href="/romans/9-30.htm">Pursuing</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Spoiling</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-25.htm">Striveth</a> <a href="/genesis/21-27.htm">Treaty</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 12</div>1. <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.</a> 3. <a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">By former favors he exhorts to repentance.</a> 7. <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Ephraim's sins provoke God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" 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</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Ephraim feeds on the wind This phrase symbolizes the futility and emptiness of Ephraim's (representing the northern kingdom of Israel) pursuits. In biblical literature, "wind" often signifies something transient and insubstantial. The imagery suggests that Ephraim is engaging in activities that are ultimately unproductive and meaningless. This can be connected to <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a>, where the pursuit of the wind is equated with vanity.and pursues the east wind all day long; The "east wind" in the Bible is often associated with destruction and desolation, as seen in <a href="/genesis/41-6.htm">Genesis 41:6</a> and <a href="/exodus/10-13.htm">Exodus 10:13</a>. By pursuing the east wind, Ephraim is depicted as chasing after destructive and harmful endeavors. This reflects their misguided alliances and reliance on foreign powers rather than trusting in God.he multiplies lies and violence; Ephraim's actions are characterized by deceit and aggression. This reflects the moral and spiritual decay within the nation, as they have turned away from God's commandments. The multiplication of lies and violence indicates a society deeply entrenched in sin, reminiscent of the conditions described in <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12</a>.he makes a covenant with Assyria This refers to the political alliances that Israel sought with Assyria, a dominant power at the time. Such covenants were often made for protection or political gain but were contrary to God's desire for Israel to rely solely on Him. This is a direct violation of the covenantal relationship Israel was supposed to maintain with God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>.and sends olive oil to Egypt. Sending olive oil to Egypt signifies attempts to secure alliances and favor with another powerful nation. Olive oil, a valuable commodity in the ancient Near East, symbolizes the resources and wealth that Israel was willing to expend to secure these alliances. This reflects a lack of faith in God's provision and protection, similar to the warnings given in <a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a> against relying on Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a> Represents the northern kingdom of Israel, often used synonymously with Israel in the prophetic books. Ephraim was the largest tribe and thus symbolized the whole nation. 2. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> A powerful empire during Hosea's time, known for its military might and influence. Israel sought alliances with Assyria for protection, which demonstrated a lack of trust in God. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> Another powerful nation, often seen as a place of refuge or alliance for Israel. Sending olive oil to Egypt symbolizes Israel's reliance on foreign powers rather than God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_east_wind.htm">The East Wind</a> In the Hebrew context, the east wind is often associated with destruction and desolation. It symbolizes the futility and destructive nature of Israel's pursuits. 5. <a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to Israel. His life and marriage were symbolic of God's relationship with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Futility of Misplaced Trust</a> Just as Ephraim chased the wind, relying on human alliances rather than God leads to emptiness and destruction. Believers are called to place their trust in God alone. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a> Multiplying lies and violence leads to broken relationships and societal decay. Christians are encouraged to live truthfully and peaceably. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_compromise.htm">The Dangers of Compromise</a> Making covenants with worldly powers can lead to spiritual compromise. Believers should be cautious of forming alliances that may lead them away from God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_the_east_wind.htm">The Symbolism of the East Wind</a> The east wind represents the inevitable consequences of sin and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and returning to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Hosea's message is ultimately one of hope and restoration. Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God calls His people to return to Him and experience His mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 12</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hosea_11_1_apply_to_israel_and_jesus.htm">In Hosea 11:1, how can 'Out of Egypt I called my son' refer to both Israel's exodus and Jesus in Matthew 2:15 without contradiction?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hosea_9_3_align_with_history.htm">In Hosea 9:3, how does the claim that Israel would return to Egypt align with historical records that show no major return after the Exodus?</a> <a href="/q/did_israel_return_to_tents_post-exodus.htm">Hosea 12:9: Is there any historical record of Israel returning to a nomadic lifestyle in tents after the Exodus period?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_samaria_and_jerusalem_immoral.htm">Why does Ezekiel 23:4 personify Samaria and Jerusalem as immoral sisters, and is there historical or archeological evidence to support these specific accusations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XII.(1) East wind.--Comp. <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm" title="In measure, when it shoots forth, you will debate with it: he stays his rough wind in the day of the east wind.">Isaiah 27:8</a> and <a href="/job/27-21.htm" title="The east wind carries him away, and he departs: and as a storm hurles him out of his place.">Job 27:21</a>. On the latter passage Wetzstein remarks:--"This wind is more frequent in winter and early spring, when, if it continues long, the tender vegetation is parched up, and a year of famine follows. Both man and beast feel sickly while it prevails." Hence, that which is unpleasant and revolting in life is compared by Orientals to the east wind. The idea expressed by the east wind here is the same as in <a href="/job/15-2.htm" title="Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?">Job 15:2</a>, combining the notions of destructiveness and emptiness. The covenant with Assyria refers to the events of the reign of Hoshea. Covenants with Assyria, and presents to Egypt were to Hosea curses in disguise. (See Note on <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm" title="Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.">Hosea 7:11</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind. "Wind" is employed figuratively to denote what is empty and vain, of no real worth or practical benefit. 1. To feed on wind is to take pleasure in or draw sustenance from what can really afford neither; while following after the east wind is (1) to pursue vain hopes and ideals which are unattainable. According to this view, the prominent idea of the east wind is its fleetness, which passed into a proverb; thus Horace says, "Agents nimbos Oeior Euro." To outrun the swift and stormy east wind would represent an undertaking at once impracticable and hopeless. But (2) it is rather the blasting influence of the east wind that is referred to, so that it is a figurative representation, not so much of what is vain and hopeless, as of what is pernicious and destructive. Thus their course was not only idle, but injurious; not only delusive, but destructive; not only fruitless, but fatal. Their career, which is thus represented, included their idolatry and foreign alliances Kimchi explains this clause as follows: "In his service of the calves he is like him who opens his mouth to the wind and feeds on it, though he cannot support life thereby." And followeth after the east wind; ' he repeats the sense in different words, and mentions the east wind because it is the strongest and most injurious of winds to the sons of men. So with them: it is not enough that the idolatry of the calves does not profit them, but it actually injures them." . . . <a href="/commentaries/hosea/12-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Ephraim אֶפְרַ֜יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory chases רֹעֶ֥ה (rō·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with the wind ר֙וּחַ֙ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit and pursues וְרֹדֵ֣ף (wə·rō·ḏêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> To pursue, chase, persecute the east wind קָדִ֔ים (qā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> The fore, front part, the East all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every day long; הַיּ֕וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day he multiplies יַרְבֶּ֑ה (yar·beh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great lies כָּזָ֥ב (kā·zāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3577.htm">Strong's 3577: </a> A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing and violence; וָשֹׁ֖ד (wā·šōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7701.htm">Strong's 7701: </a> Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin he makes יִכְרֹ֔תוּ (yiḵ·rō·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a covenant וּבְרִית֙ (ū·ḇə·rîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with Assyria אַשּׁ֣וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur and sends יוּבָֽל׃ (yū·ḇāl) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2986.htm">Strong's 2986: </a> To conduct, bear along olive oil וְשֶׁ֖מֶן (wə·še·men) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> Grease, liquid, richness to Egypt. לְמִצְרַ֥יִם (lə·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feeds on wind and chases (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/11-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 11:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/12-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 12:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 12:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>