Holy Scripture
Hosea 12:1
A church father on this verse
“"Ephraim feeds on the wind and follows after the east wind: all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he made a covenant with the Assyrians and brought oil into Egypt." LXX: "But Ephraim is a spirit of wickedness, following the heat: all the day long he hath multiplied lies and vanities, and he hath made a c…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1Ephraim has compassed me with falsehood, and the house of Israel and Judah with ungodliness: but now God knows them, and they shall be called God’s holy people.
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— Hosea 12:1 —
2But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.
3And the Lord has a controversy with Judah, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.