Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Hosea 8:7
sown . . . reap— (Proverbs 22:8; Galatians 6:7). "Sow . . . wind," that is, to make the vain show of worship, while faith and obedience are wanting [CALVIN]. Rather, to offer senseless supplications to the calves for good harvests (compare Hosea 2:8); the result being that God will make them "reap no stalk," that is, "standing corn." Also, the phraseology proverbially means that all their undertakings shall be profitless (Proverbs 11:29; Ecclesiastes 5:16).
the bud—or, "growth."
strangers—foreigners (Hosea 7:9).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 8:7:
Job 4:8
Hosea 6:11
Hosea 8:1
Hosea 8:1
Hosea 12:1
Galatians 6:8
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