¹² Even if they rear children,
    I will bereave^(A) them of every one.
Woe^(B) to them
    when I turn away from them!^(C)

¹³ Woe^(A) to them,
    because they have strayed^(B) from me!
Destruction to them,
    because they have rebelled against me!
I long to redeem them
    but they speak about me^(C) falsely.^(D)

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.”

²⁵ In the street the sword will make them childless;
    in their homes terror^(A) will reign.^(B)
The young men and young women will perish,
    the infants and those with gray hair.^(C)

¹³ I have seen Ephraim,^(A) like Tyre,
    planted in a pleasant place.^(B)
But Ephraim will bring out
    their children to the slayer.”^(C)

⁵ What will you do^(A) on the day of your appointed festivals,^(B)
    on the feast days of the Lord?
⁶ Even if they escape from destruction,
    Egypt will gather them,^(C)
    and Memphis^(D) will bury them.^(E)
Their treasures of silver^(F) will be taken over by briers,
    and thorns^(G) will overrun their tents.

²⁰ “Look, Lord, and consider:
    Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,^(A)
    the children they have cared for?^(B)
Should priest and prophet be killed^(C)
    in the sanctuary of the Lord?^(D)