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11 Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird—
        no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!
12 Though they bring up children,
        I will make them childless
        until no one is left.
    Doom to them indeed when I leave them!
13 When I looked toward Tyre,
    Ephraim was planted in a lovely meadow;
        but now Ephraim must lead out his children for slaughter.

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11 Ephraim’s glory(A) will fly away like a bird(B)
    no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.(C)
12 Even if they rear children,
    I will bereave(D) them of every one.
Woe(E) to them
    when I turn away from them!(F)
13 I have seen Ephraim,(G) like Tyre,
    planted in a pleasant place.(H)
But Ephraim will bring out
    their children to the slayer.”(I)

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