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Hosea 12 : 1

 1   [1] The people of Israel [1]  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.

<<  12:1a Verses 12:1-14 are numbered 12:2-15 in Hebrew text. 12:1b Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 12:8, 14.