Hos 12:1 | NASB1995 | STEP | 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 carried to Egypt .

Hosea 12:1

1 ^{▼▼ Ch 12:2 in Heb}Ephraim feeds on ^bwind,
And pursues the ^ceast wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, ^{▼▼ Lit they make}he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.