Commentary for Hosea 8:7
כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ קָמָ֣ה אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ צֶ֚מַח בְּלִ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; it hath no stalk, the bud that shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Rashi on Hosea
it has no standing grain Their seed has no standing grain; i.e., they will not prosper with their deeds.
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Rashi on Hosea
if it does produce Even if it produces flour.
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Rashi on Hosea
strangers will swallow it Even if they prosper with their property, it will eventually fall into the hands of strangers.
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