Hosea 8:7

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.

Cross-reference

Hosea 10:12 Contrast

Hosea 10:12 calls for sowing righteousness to reap steadfast love, contrasting the futile sowing of wind here.

Hosea 7:9 Historical context

Hosea 7:9 describes strangers devouring Israel's strength — the same curse as the reaping of the whirlwind here.

Hosea 12:1 Parallel

Hosea 12:1 picks up the wind imagery—Ephraim feeds on wind—showing the same futility metaphor within the same book.

Hosea 10:13 Parallel

Hosea 10:13 uses the same sowing-reaping metaphor for sin, directly reinforcing the principle of reaping consequences.

Judges 6:3–6 Historical context

Judges 6:3-6 recounts Midianites destroying produce — a historical example of the 'strangers devour' judgment.

Galatians 6:7 reinforces the principle of sowing and reaping, directly echoing the wisdom behind the whirlwind.

Proverbs 22:8 states that sowing injustice reaps calamity, a direct parallel to sowing wind and reaping whirlwind.

Deuteronomy 28:33 warns that a foreign nation will eat your crops — the covenant curse Hosea invokes for Israel's sin.

Proverbs 11:29 echoes the 'wind' metaphor—inheriting wind matches sowing wind, both signify empty results.

Isaiah 1:7 Parallel

Isaiah 1:7 describes the same outcome—foreigners devouring the land—as the final threat here of strangers devouring the yield.

Isaiah 55:2 Related theme

Isaiah 55:2 questions spending labor on what does not satisfy, paralleling the futility of sowing wind here.

Psalm 129:7 Parallel

Psalm 129:7 uses the same failed harvest image—reaper's hands empty—reinforcing the futility of Israel's efforts here.

Job 15:31 Parallel

Job 15:31 warns against trusting in emptiness — mirrors 'sowing the wind' and reaping futility.

Job 5:5 Parallel

Job 5:5 says the hungry eat the wicked's harvest — directly parallels strangers devouring Israel's grain.

Haggai 1:6 Parallel

Haggai 1:6 describes harvesting little after sowing much, a direct parallel to the failed grain yield in this verse.

Isaiah 17:11 describes a failed harvest despite planting, paralleling the grain yielding no flour in Hosea.

Jeremiah 12:13 depicts sowing wheat but reaping thorns, a similar image of futile harvest due to God's anger.

Job 4:8 Parallel

Job 4:8 expresses the same sowing-and-reaping principle: those who sow trouble reap it, aligning with the whirlwind.

Ecclesiastes 5:16 speaks of toiling for the wind, similar to sowing wind, both emphasizing futility.

Isaiah 5:17 Parallel

Isaiah 5:17 depicts nomads eating among ruins, a similar image of outsiders consuming what was Israel's after judgment.