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Hosea 12:1 KJV
Hosea · chapter 12 · verse 1
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.Hosea 12:1 · King James Version
Hosea 12:1 in context
1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- increasethrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
- desolationshôdviolence, ravageH7701 →
- followethrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intentH7291 →
- EphraimʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of JosephH669 →
- feedethrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- dailyyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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In these verses, I. Ephraim is convicted of folly, in staying himself upon Egypt and Assyria, when he was in straits (Hos 12:1): Ephraim feeds on wind, that is, feeds himself with vain hopes of assistance from man, when he is at variance with God;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6