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Re: Reap the whirlwind

Posted by Henry on April 04, 2004

In Reply to: Re: Reap the whirlwind posted by Bob on April 04, 2004

: : Hello, I was just hoping to find out the origin and meaning of the saying which goes something like "sow the wind; reap the whirlwind." Thanks!

: I''m not usually the Biblical expert here, but it's
: "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."

: ~ Hosea 8:7

If you commit a violent act, you may suffer a more violent one.