Hosea 12:1

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Genesis 41:6

Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were shriveled and withered by the east wind.

2 Kings 15:19

Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power.

2 Chronicles 21:11

He had built pagan shrines in the hill country of Judah and had led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to give themselves to pagan gods and to go astray.

Job 15:2

“A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag.

Psalm 78:36

But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with their tongues.

Jeremiah 2:36

First here, then there— you flit from one ally to another asking for help. But your new friends in Egypt will let you down, just as Assyria did before.

Jeremiah 22:22

And now the wind will blow away your allies. All your friends will be taken away as captives. Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.

Jeremiah 7:15

And I will send you out of my sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.’

Lamentations 5:6

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.

Ezekiel 17:10

But when the vine is transplanted, will it thrive? No, it will wither away when the east wind blows against it. It will die in the same good soil where it had grown so well.”

Hosea 11:12

Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still obeys God and is faithful to the Holy One.

Hosea 11:9

No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy.

Hosea 4:15

“Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, may Judah not be guilty of such things. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven, and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.

Hosea 4:19

So a mighty wind will sweep them away. Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame.

Hosea 5:13

“When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria— to the great king there— but he could neither help nor cure them.

Hosea 7:1

“I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great. Samaria is filled with liars. Thieves are on the inside and bandits on the outside!

Hosea 7:11

“The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help.

Hosea 8:7

“They have planted the wind and will harvest the whirlwind. The stalks of grain wither and produce nothing to eat. And even if there is any grain, foreigners will eat it.