Hos 9:16, 13:16 | 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.

Hosea 13:16

16 ^{▼▼Ch 14:1 in Hebrew} Samaria ^eshall bear her guilt,
because ^fshe has rebelled against her God;
they shall fall by the sword;
^gtheir little ones shall be dashed in pieces,
and their ^hpregnant women ripped open.