Hos 12:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence ; they make a covenant with Assyria , and oil is carried to Egypt .

‏ Hosea 12:1-2

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues ^athe east wind all day long;
they multiply ^bfalsehood and violence;
^cthey make a covenant with Assyria,
and ^doil is carried to Egypt.

The Lord’s Indictment of Israel and Judah

2 ^eThe Lord has an indictment against Judah
and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
he will repay him according to his deeds.