Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves, and does not cast her calf.
Hosea 9:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Give them, O Lord— what wilt thou give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give them [their due], O Lord! [But] what will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. American Standard Version (1901) Give them, O Jehovah—what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. Common English Bible Give them, LORD— what will you give them? Give them a womb that miscarries and breasts that are dried up. Catholic Public Domain Version Give them, O Lord. What will you give them? Give them a womb without children, and dry breasts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give them, O Lord. What wilt thou give them? Give them a womb without children, and dry breasts. |
Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves, and does not cast her calf.
None shall cast her young or be barren in your land; I will fulfil the number of your days.
Ephraim's glory shall fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!
Ephraim's sons, as I have seen, are destined for a prey; Ephraim must lead forth his sons to slaughter.
Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, I will slay their beloved children.
And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!
And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!
Alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! For great distress shall be upon the earth and wrath upon this people;
For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!’
I think that in view of the present distress it is well for a person to remain as he is.
Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock.