Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

以法莲吃风，且追赶东风，时常增添虚谎和强暴，与亚述立约，把油送到埃及。

以法莲以风为食物，终日追逐东风，增添虚谎和残暴，与亚述立约，也把油送到埃及。

以法莲以风为食物，终日追逐东风，增添虚谎和残暴，与亚述立约，也把油送到埃及。

“以法莲以风为食，整天追逐东风，虚谎和暴力日益增多；他跟亚述结盟，向埃及进贡橄榄油。”

“以法莲吃风，整天追赶东风，增添虚谎和强暴。他们与亚述结盟，又给埃及送油。”（本节在《马索拉文本》为12:2）

以法蓮吃風，且追趕東風，時常增添虛謊和強暴，與亞述立約，把油送到埃及。

以法蓮以風為食物，終日追逐東風，增添虛謊和殘暴，與亞述立約，也把油送到埃及。

以法蓮以風為食物，終日追逐東風，增添虛謊和殘暴，與亞述立約，也把油送到埃及。

「以法蓮以風為食，整天追逐東風，虛謊和暴力日益增多；他跟亞述結盟，向埃及進貢橄欖油。」

“以法蓮吃風，整天追趕東風，增添虛謊和強暴。他們與亞述結盟，又給埃及送油。”（本節在《馬索拉文本》為12:2）

以法蓮在喫風，在追趕着熱東風；他終日不斷地加多謊騙和暴戾；同亞述立約，給埃及送油。

以法蓮餐風、追隨東風、妄誕殘暴日增、且與亞述結盟、貢油於埃及、

以法蓮族詭詐暴虐、日甚一日、與亞述人結約、貢油於埃及、猶之餐風而追東風、

以法蓮食風而追東風、日增虛誑強暴、與亞述結盟、貢油於伊及、或作以法蓮日增虛誑強暴與亞述結盟貢油於伊及地乃如捕風

Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

The people of Ephraim look to others for help. It’s like chasing the wind. The wind they keep chasing is hot and dry. They tell more and more lies. They are always hurting others. They make a peace treaty with Assyria. They send olive oil to Egypt to get help.

Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.

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.

Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is brought to Egypt.

“ Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

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.

Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt.

Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Ephraim surrounds me with lies, the house of Israel, with deceit. Judah still wanders with God and is faithful to the holy ones.

The wind will take charge of all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your evil.

Even though it is planted, will it flourish? Won’t it wither completely when the east wind strikes it? It will wither on the plot where it sprouted.’”

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

A pronouncement concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people who will not help them.Egypt’s help is completely worthless; therefore, I call her: Rahab Who Just Sits.

King Pul of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul seventy-five thousand pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.

But the king of Assyria caught Hoshea in a conspiracy: He had sent envoys to So king of Egypt and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison.The king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. He deported the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, along the Habor( Gozan’s river), and in the cities of the Medes.

Indeed, they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if they did, foreigners would swallow it up.

Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?