Ephraim {\cf2\super [97]} will be punished.\par Their root is dying.\par They will not have any more babies.\par They might give birth to babies,\par but I will kill the precious babies\par that come from their bodies.\par
At that time, it will be bad for women that are pregnant or have small babies. Why? Because very bad times will come to this land. God will be angry with these people (the Jews).
The Lord will curse you,
and you will not have many children.
He will curse your land
and you will not have good crops.
He will curse your animals
and they will not have many babies.
He will curse all your calves and lambs.