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Meanings of reap the whirlwind in English

Russian
посеешь ветер

Fragment or abbreviation of a proverbial phrase ("They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind") from the Book of Hosea, in the Hebrew Bible (Hosea 8-7).

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Usage of reap the whirlwind in English
1
Also, they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Nothing to lose
2
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Familiar Quotations
3
If they sow to the wind, must they not reap the whirlwind?
Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union
4
People win what they earn; those who sow the wind reap the whirlwind.
Christian's Mistake
5
Nor did one have to be a so-called Americo-Liberian to reap the whirlwind.
This child will be great
6
He who sows the wind, must expect to reap the whirlwind.
Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
7
TNT also continued to reap the whirlwind with its NASCAR coverage.
Reuters
8
This is sowing the wind to reap the whirlwind, which will soon come.
Abraham Lincoln
9
We have sown the wind, we must reap the whirlwind.
Zanoni
10
If we sow the wind, we will be pretty sure to reap the whirlwind.
Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures
11
We have sown the wind, let us be careful lest we reap the whirlwind.
Cetywayo and his White Neighbours / Remarks on Recent Events in ...
12
If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.
The Great Taboo
13
Was she not sowing the wind to reap the whirlwind?
Cobwebs and Cables
14
You shall learn what it is to reap the whirlwind!
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance
15
We now reap the whirlwind right across the land.
The Irish Times
16
They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
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