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11 The glory of Ephraim will fly away like a bird—
    no birth, no pregnancy, not even a conception.
12 Even if they rear their children,
    I will, in turn, make them childless—
in fact, woe to them
    when I turn away from them!
13 Ephraim, as I see it, is like Tyre,
    planted in a comfortable place;
Ephraim will bear children
    but they will be executed.”

14 Give them, Lord
    What will you give?
        You will give them a womb that miscarries and dry breasts.

15 “All of their wickedness started[a] in Gilgal,
    because I began to hate them there.
Because of the wickedness of their behavior,
    I will drive them from my Temple.
I will not love them anymore;
    all their leaders are rebels.
16 Ephraim is blighted;[b]
    its roots shriveled.
        It can bear no fruit.
Even if they bear children,
    I will kill their cherished offspring.

17 “My God will reject them,
    because they did not obey him,
        and they will become wanderers among the nations.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 9:15 The Heb. lacks started
  2. Hosea 9:16 Or stricken

11 Ephraim’s glory(A) will fly away like a bird(B)
    no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.(C)
12 Even if they rear children,
    I will bereave(D) them of every one.
Woe(E) to them
    when I turn away from them!(F)
13 I have seen Ephraim,(G) like Tyre,
    planted in a pleasant place.(H)
But Ephraim will bring out
    their children to the slayer.”(I)

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

15 “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,(K)
    I hated them there.
Because of their sinful deeds,(L)
    I will drive them out of my house.
I will no longer love them;(M)
    all their leaders are rebellious.(N)
16 Ephraim(O) is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.(P)
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay(Q) their cherished offspring.”

17 My God will reject(R) them
    because they have not obeyed(S) him;
    they will be wanderers among the nations.(T)

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