Ephraim, [even] as I saw, gave their children for a prey; yes, Ephraim [was ready] to bring out his children to slaughter.

Ephraim is sick, he is dried up at his roots, he shall by no means bear fruit any longer. For even if they should beget [children], I will kill the desired [fruit] of their womb.

But woe to those [women] who are pregnant, and to the [women] nursing a baby in those days!

But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing a baby in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath among this people.

For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed [are] the barren, and [the] wombs which did not give birth, and breasts which did not nurse!'

Therefore I consider this to be good because of the present distress, that [it is] good for a man to be as he is:

Their cow does not cast her calf, and their [beast] with young is safe, and does not miscarriage.