Hosea 8:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷ “Because they sow the wind,
    they will reap the wind storm.
The plant has no stalk
    and its bud yields no grain.
Even if there’s a harvest,
    foreigners will gobble it up.
⁸ Israel has been devoured;
    now they will live among the nations
        like a worthless container.

⁹ “Because they went over to Assyria,
    they are like a wild donkey alone by itself.
        Ephraim has hired some lovers.