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Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
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He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../esv/hosea/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../bsb/hosea/12.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim chases 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../kjv/hosea/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../nasb/hosea/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../asv/hosea/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../dbt/hosea/12.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../drb/hosea/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../erv/hosea/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="../../ylt/hosea/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<br><br><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="https://biblehub.com/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 Bible Hub</a><br /><a href="https://bibleapps.com/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="https://openbible.com/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1 Open Bible</a><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><br /> <br><br><br><br><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* Bible Apps 250 x 250 */ google_ad_slot = "1975261114"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br><br><br><br><a href="https://openbible.com">OpenBible.com</a><br><br><br><br><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></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="../../botmenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>