Hosea 8:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Israelites did a foolish thing—it was like trying to plant the wind. But they will get only troubles—they will harvest a whirlwind. The grain in the fields will grow, but it will give no food. Even if it grew something, strangers would eat it.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:8

Those who spread trouble will harvest trouble. In the end, they will be destroyed for the trouble they caused.

Job 4:8

Yes, I have seen people whose lives were cut short, but they were evil troublemakers.

Galatians 6:7

If you think you can fool God, you are only fooling yourselves. You will harvest what you plant.

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is patient, but he is also very powerful! The Lord will punish the guilty; he will not let them go free. He will use whirlwinds and storms to show his power. People walk on the dusty ground, but he walks on the clouds.

Hosea 7:9

Strangers destroy Ephraim’s strength, but Ephraim does not know it. Gray hairs are also sprinkled on Ephraim, but Ephraim does not know it.

Hosea 2:9

So I will return and take back my grain at the time it is ready to be harvested. I will take back my wine at the time the grapes are ready. I will take back my wool and linen. I gave those things to her so that she could cover her naked body.

Jeremiah 12:13

The people will plant wheat, but they will harvest only thorns. They will work hard until they are very tired, but they will get nothing for all their work. They will be ashamed of their crop. The Lord’s anger caused this.”

Isaiah 66:15

Look, the Lord is coming with fire. His armies are coming with clouds of dust. He is angry, and he will punish his enemies with flames.

Isaiah 17:11

You will plant your grapevines one day and try to make them grow, and the next day they will blossom. But at harvest time, you will go to gather the fruit from the plants, and you will see that everything is dead. A sickness will kill all the plants.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

It is very sad that people leave the world just as they came. So what does a person gain from “trying to catch the wind”?

2 Kings 15:29

King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria came to fight against Israel while Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. He took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.

2 Kings 15:19

King Pul of Assyria came to fight against Israel. Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him and help him gain complete control of the kingdom.

Deuteronomy 28:33

“A nation that you don’t know will take all your crops and everything you worked for. People will treat you badly and abuse you.

Galatians 6:8

If you live to satisfy your sinful self, the harvest you will get from that will be eternal death. But if you live to please the Spirit, your harvest from the Spirit will be eternal life.

Isaiah 55:2

Why waste your money on something that is not real food? Why should you work for something that does not really satisfy you? Listen closely to me and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the food that satisfies your soul.

Lamentations 5:2

Our land has been turned over to strangers. Our houses have been given to foreigners.

Hosea 9:16

Ephraim will be punished. Their root is dying. They will not have any more babies. They might give birth to babies, but I will kill the precious babies who come from their bodies.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted many seeds, but you have gathered only a few crops. You have food to eat, but not enough to get full. You have something to drink, but not enough to get drunk. You have some clothes to wear, but not enough to keep warm. You earn a little money, but you don’t know where it all goes. It’s as though there is a hole in your pocket!’”

Genesis 41:23

And then seven more heads of grain grew after them, but they were thin and scorched by the hot wind.