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14 Give them, Eternal One—what should I ask You to give them?
    Give them a miscarrying womb and dried-up breasts!

15 Eternal One: In Gilgal My hatred grew for them
        because of all their evil that was there.
    I will force them out of My temple because of the depths of their wickedness.
        I won’t love them anymore; all of their leaders have rebelled against Me!

16     Ephraim has been cut down; their root has dried up,
        and they won’t bear any fruit.
    And even if they do bear children,
        I’ll kill those precious ones they carried.

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14 Give them, Lord
    what will you give them?
Give them wombs that miscarry
    and breasts that are dry.(A)

15 “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,(B)
    I hated them there.
Because of their sinful deeds,(C)
    I will drive them out of my house.
I will no longer love them;(D)
    all their leaders are rebellious.(E)
16 Ephraim(F) is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.(G)
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay(H) their cherished offspring.”

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