Hosea 9:11-17

New International Version

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

¹⁴Give 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)
¹⁶Ephraim^(O) is blighted,
    their root is withered,
    they yield no fruit.^(P)
Even if they bear children,
    I will slay^(Q) their cherished offspring.”

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

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Hosea 9:11-17

New American Standard Bible

¹¹As for Ephraim, their ^(A)glory will fly away like a bird—
No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!
¹²Though 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!
¹³Ephraim, as I have seen,
Is planted in a pasture like ^(C)Tyre;
But Ephraim is going to bring out his children for slaughter.
¹⁴Give to them, Lord—what will You give?
Give them a ^(D)miscarrying womb and dried-up breasts.

¹⁵All 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.
¹⁷My God will reject them
Because they have ^(K)not listened to Him;
And they will be ^(L)wanderers among the nations.