To sow a wind and reap a whirlwind

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To sow a wind and reap a whirlwind

To sow a wind and reap a whirlwind

To behave in a dangerous manner that brings about destructive consequences.

("For they sow the wind, and the whirlwind shall reap the harvest, and there shall be no grain for it. Whether it be wheat or barley, strangers shall devour it" - Hosea 8:7)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

זָרַע רוּחַ קָצָר סוּפָה

Definition (Hebrew)

הִתְנַהֵג בְּצוּרָה מְסֻכֶּנֶת שֶׁהֵבִיאָה לְתוֹצָאָה הַרְסָנִית.

("כִּי רוּחַ יִזְרָעוּ וְסוּפָתָה יִקְצֹרוּ קָמָה אֵין לוֹ צֶמַח בְּלִי יַעֲשֶׂה קֶּמַח אוּלַי יַעֲשֶׂה זָרִים יִבְלָעֻהוּ"- הוֹשֵׁעַ ח ז)

Keyword

wind sow reap whirlwind destructive

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