¹¹ Ephraim’s glory shall fly away like a bird—
    no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!^(A)
12 Even if they bring up children,
    I will bereave them until no one is left.
Woe to them indeed
    when I depart from them!^(B)
13 Once I saw Ephraim as a young palm planted in a lovely meadow,^[a]
    but now Ephraim must lead out his children for slaughter.^(C)

²⁴ Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,
so their root will become rotten,
    and their blossom go up like dust,
for they have rejected the instruction of the Lord of hosts
    and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.^(A)

¹¹ Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
    because he was determined to go after vanity.^[a]

¹⁶ Their roots dry up beneath,
    and their branches wither above.^(A)