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Hosea the prophet is speaking.
Ephraim feeds on the wind
Here "Ephraim" represents all the people of Israel. Also "wind" represents something that is useless or temporary. The people of Israel doing things that will not help them is spoken of as if they eat the wind. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
follows after the east wind
East winds were very hot and destructive to the land. Here it represents anything that is destructive. The people doing things that will destroy themselves is spoken of as if they are following the east wind. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
carry olive oil to Egypt
The people of Israel sent olive oil as a present to the king of Egypt to try and persuade him to help them.
Yahweh also has a lawsuit against Judah
Yahweh stating that the people of Judah have sinned against him and broken his covenant is spoken of as if Yahweh were accusing them in court. See how you translated a similar phrase in Hosea 4:1. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
against Judah ... punish Jacob for what he has done ... repay him for his deeds
Here "Judah" and "Jacob" both represent the people of Judah. AT: "against the people of Judah ... punish them for what they have done ... repay them for their deeds" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
lawsuit
This is a complaint by one person against another person in a court of law. See how you translated this in Hosea 2:2.