Hosea 8:7

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
World English Bible (WEB)
For they have sown{H2232}{(H8799)} the wind{H7307}, and they shall reap{H7114}{(H8799)} the whirlwind{H5492}: it hath no stalk{H7054}: the bud{H6780} shall yield{H6213}{(H8799)} no meal{H7058}: if{H194} so be it yield{H6213}{(H8799)}, the strangers{H2114}{(H8801)} shall swallow it up{H1104}{(H8799)}.
Strong's King James
For they sow to a ruach-wind, And will reap a hurricane, The grain stalk has no growth, it produces no flour, If it did, strangers would swallow it up.
The F.O.G*
The F.O.G Paraphrase
For wind they sow, and a hurricane they reap, Stalk it hath none—a shoot not yielding grain, If so be it yield—strangers do swallow it up.
Young's Literal Translation

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