Hos 9:16 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

c[See ver. 12 above]

Hosea 9:16

16 Ephraim is stricken;
^atheir root is dried up;
they shall bear no fruit.
Even ^bthough they give birth,
^cI will put their beloved children to death.