Hos 9:16 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ Or perhaps, following the plant metaphor, “will be blighted” (NIV 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.