Hosea 8:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ “·Israel’s foolish plans are like planting the wind [^LThey sow the wind],
    ·but they will harvest a storm [^Land reap the whirlwind].
Like a stalk with no head of grain,
    it produces ·nothing [^Lno flour].
Even if it produced something,
    ·other nations [foreigners] would ·eat [devour] it.
⁸ Israel is ·eaten [swallowed] up;
    the people are ·mixed among [^Lamong] the other nations
    and have become ·useless to me [a useless pot/utensil/vessel].
⁹ Israel is like a wild donkey ·all by itself [wandering alone].
    They have ·run [^Lgone up] to Assyria;
    ·They have hired other nations to protect them [^LEphraim has hired lovers; or Ephraim has sold herself to lovers].