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Hosea 9:16
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved (note: Heb. the desires) fruit of their womb.
Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.