16 Ephraim(A) is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.(B)
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay(C) their cherished offspring.”

17 My God will reject(D) them
    because they have not obeyed(E) him;
    they will be wanderers among the nations.(F)

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16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

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