| Overview - Hosea 12 | |
| 1 | A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob. |
| 3 | By former favours he exhorts to repentance. |
| 7 | Ephraim's sins provoke God. |
Hosea 12:1 (King James Version)
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.