It will be paid in full before their time, and their branch will not be green.
They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away by a flood.
But you, O God, will cast them down into the lowest pit; the bloodthirsty and treacherous shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
Do not be too wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without understanding; therefore he that made them will not have compassion on them, he that formed them will show them no favor.
Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.
Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.