Hosea 8 is the eighth chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This chapter contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea son of Beeri, about the impending destruction to Israel and Judah for their impiety and idolatry. It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Text The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 14 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, including 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 25 BCE) with extant verse 1. There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century). Verse 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." This is considered a proverb which states that works have rewards and actions have consequences, especially that people may face negative consequences for their bad actions.<ref name=benson>Benson, Joseph. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/benson/hosea/8.htm '’Commentary on the Old and New Testaments. Hosea 8.] Accessed 9 Juli 2019.</ref> "Reap the whirlwind" has been used as the title for several works of fiction. Verse 9 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers. "Gone up": reflecting Israel's sunken state, and Assyria's superiority, because normally the foreigners were said to "go up" when they come to the land of Israel. "To Assyria": may refer to the request of Menahem for help from Pul, the king of Assyria, to put him on the throne (cf. ; ). Menahem's name is found as a tributary to the Assyrian king in his 'eighth year' in inscriptions discovered in the southwest palace of Nimrod. The dynasty of Pul ('Phalluka') was supplanted by that of Tiglath-pileser III at Nineveh about