Hosea 9:11-17
New American Standard Bible
11 As for Ephraim, their (A)glory will fly away like a bird—
No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!
12 Though they bring up their children,
Yet I will bereave them of their children [a]until not a person is left.
Yes, (B)woe to them indeed when I depart from them!
13 Ephraim, as I have seen,
Is planted in a pasture like (C)Tyre;
But Ephraim is going to bring out his children for slaughter.
14 Give to them, Lord—what will You give?
Give them a (D)miscarrying womb and dried-up breasts.
15 All their evil is at (E)Gilgal;
Indeed, I came to hate them there!
Because of the (F)wickedness of their deeds
I will drive them out of My house!
I will no longer love them;
All their leaders are (G)rebels.
16 (H)Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up,
They will produce (I)no fruit.
Even though they give birth to children,
I will put to death the (J)precious ones of their womb.
17 My God will reject them
Because they have (K)not listened to Him;
And they will be (L)wanderers among the nations.
Footnotes
- Hosea 9:12 Lit without a person
Hosea 9:11-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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)
14 Give them, O Lord—
what will you give?
Give them a miscarrying womb
and dry breasts.
15 Every evil of theirs began at Gilgal;
there I came to hate them.
Because of the wickedness of their deeds
I will drive them out of my house.
I will love them no more;
all their officials are rebels.(D)
16 Ephraim is stricken,
their root is dried up,
they shall bear no fruit.
Even though they give birth,
I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.(E)
17 Because they have not listened to him,
my God will reject them;
they shall become wanderers among the nations.(F)
Footnotes
- 9.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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