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. Hosea 8:7
Footnote:
Crop yield is the result of good seed planted
in good soil and given the proper proportions of sunlight, moisture, and
fertilizer. A single seed can produce multiple fruit in good conditions.
Israel, however, had sown its spiritual seed to the wind -- it had invested
itself in activities without substance. Like the wind that comes and goes, its
idolatry and foreign alliances offered no protection. In seeking
self-preservation apart from God, it had brought about its own destruction.
Like a forceful whirlwind, God's judgment would come upon Israel by means of the
Assyrians. When we seek security in anything except God, we expose ourselves to
great danger. Without God there is no lasting security.
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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV
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