Hos 9:14 | MHM | STEP | v. 14 : The prophet is so overwhelmed by the coming judgment that he prays, “Give them, O Lord ! what wilt thou give?” He answers his own question, saying, “Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.” This means it would be better for the people to have no children at all than to see their children suffer and die. It is a prayer that God would spare both parents and children from greater sorrow by not letting children be born into such misery.

‏ Hosea 9:14

v. 14: The prophet is so overwhelmed by the coming judgment that he prays, “Give them, O Lord! what wilt thou give?” He answers his own question, saying, “Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.” This means it would be better for the people to have no children at all than to see their children suffer and die. It is a prayer that God would spare both parents and children from greater sorrow by not letting children be born into such misery.