Hosea 8:7
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
For they sow the wind , and they shall reap the whirlwind . The standing grain has no heads ; it shall yield no flour ; if it were to yield , strangers would devour it.
NIV
“They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.
KJV
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind : it hath no stalk : the bud shall yield no meal : if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.