12 Even if they bring up children,I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to themwhen I depart from them!
13 Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm planted in a meadow;but Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter.
14 Give them, O Lord—what will you give?Give them a miscarrying womband dry breasts.
15 Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal;there I began to hate them.Because of the wickedness of their deedsI will drive them out of my house.I will love them no more;all their princes are rebels.
16 Ephraim is stricken; their root is dried up;they shall bear no fruit.Even though they give birth, I will put their beloved children to death.