Hos 9:16 | NET2full | STEP | Ephraim will be struck down — their root will be dried up ; they will not yield any fruit . Even if they do bear children , I will kill their precious offspring .

‏ Hosea 9:16

16 Ephraim will be struck down ^{▼▼tn Or perhaps, following the plant metaphor: “will be blighted” (the NIV is similar).} —
their root will be dried up;
they will not yield any fruit.
Even if they do bear children,
I will kill their precious offspring.