¹⁶ The people of Samaria^(A) must bear their guilt,^(B)
    because they have rebelled^(C) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;^(D)
    their little ones will be dashed^(E) to the ground,
    their pregnant women^(F) ripped open.”^[a]

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)