Hosea 8

NET

7 They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.


Darby

7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; should it sprout, it would yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.


KJV

7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalkK6094: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.


KJV Bible Notes

stalk: Or, standing corn.