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13 Tyre is planted in a pleasant place.
    And so is Ephraim.
But the Assyrians will kill
    Ephraim’s children.”

14 Lord, what should you do to Ephraim’s people?
    Give them women whose babies die before they are born.
    Give them women whose breasts have no milk.

15 The Lord says,

“My people did many evil things in Gilgal.
    That is why I hated them there.
They committed many sins.
    So I will drive them out of my land.
I will not love them anymore.
    All their leaders refuse to obey me.

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13 I have seen Ephraim,(A) like Tyre,
    planted in a pleasant place.(B)
But Ephraim will bring out
    their children to the slayer.”(C)

14 Give them, Lord
    what will you give them?
Give them wombs that miscarry
    and breasts that are dry.(D)

15 “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,(E)
    I hated them there.
Because of their sinful deeds,(F)
    I will drive them out of my house.
I will no longer love them;(G)
    all their leaders are rebellious.(H)

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