Hosea 9:11–17

11 Ephraim’s glory is like a bird;

it will fly away—

no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.

12 Even though they bring up their children,

I will bereave them before maturity.h

Woe to them indeed,

when I depart from them!

13 Ephraim, as I see it,

is like a palm in a meadow;

but Ephraim must bring out

his children to the slayer.

14 Give them, O Yahweh—

what will you give them?

Give them a miscarrying womb

and dry breasts.

15 Every evil of theirs began at Gilgal,

so I began to hate them there;

because of the evil of their deeds

I will drive them out from my house.

I will love them no more;

all their officials are rebels.

16 Ephraim is stricken,

their root is dried up,

they shall not bear fruit.

Even if they give birth,

I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.

17 My God will reject them

because they did not listen to him,

and they will be wanderers among the nations.