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12 And even if they should nurture their sons, I will make them without children among men. Yes, and woe to them, when I have withdrawn from them. 13 Ephraim, as I see it, was a Tyre, founded by beauty. And Ephraim will lead his sons to execution. 14 Give them, O Lord. What will you give them? Give them a womb without children, and dry breasts. 15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal, for I held them there, in their hatred. Because of the malice of their inventions, I will expel them from my house. I will no longer say that I love them; all their leaders have retreated. 16 Ephraim has been struck; their root has been dried out: by no means will they yield fruit. And even if they should conceive, I will execute the most beloved of their womb. 17 My God will cast them aside because they have not listened to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations. Hosea 9:12-17, Catholic Public Domain Version. Public domain.
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