NET Bible
"The Fertility Worshipers Will Become Infertile Ephraim will be like a bird; what they value will fly away. They will not bear children– they will not enjoy pregnancy– they will not even conceive!"
— Hosea 9:11, NET Bible
“As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.”
“As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. ”
“As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, none with child, and no conception.”
“As for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.”
“As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.”
“As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.”
The prophet is a watchman over Ephraim on behalf of God, yet traps are laid for him along all of his paths; animosity rages against him in the land of his God.
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times They have sunk deep into corruption as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their wrongdoing. He will repay them for their sins.
When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness. I viewed your ancestors like an early fig on a fig tree in its first season. Then they came to Baal-Peor and they dedicated themselves to shame– they became as detestable as what they loved.
The Fertility Worshipers Will Become Infertile Ephraim will be like a bird; what they value will fly away. They will not bear children– they will not enjoy pregnancy– they will not even conceive!
Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.
Ephraim, as I have seen, has given their children for prey; Ephraim will bear his sons for slaughter.
Give them, O LORD– what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry, and breasts that cannot nurse!