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BSB 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.

OEB Ephraim is blighted,
 ⇔ their root withered.
 ⇔ If they do bear children,
 ⇔ I will slay the darlings of their womb,

WEB Ephraim is struck.
⇔ Their root has dried up.
⇔ They will bear no fruit.
⇔ Even though they give birth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.”

NET Ephraim will be struck down –
 ⇔ their root will be dried up;
 ⇔ they will not yield any fruit.
 ⇔ Even if they do bear children,
 ⇔ I will kill their precious offspring.

LSV Ephraim has been struck,
Their root has dried up, they do not yield fruit,
Indeed, though they bring forth,
I have put to death the desired of their womb.

FBV Ephraim, you are blighted, dried up from the roots. You shall bear no fruit. Even if you have children, I will slaughter your beloved offspring.

T4T Israel is like [MET] a grapevine that is dried up;
⇔ like a vine [MET] whose roots are withered
⇔ and that produces no fruit.
 ⇔ Even if the women of Israel give birth to more children,
⇔ I will cause those children, whom they love, to die.

LEB  •  their root is dried up, •  they shall not bear fruit. •  Even if they give birth, •  I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.

BBE The rod has come on Ephraim, their root is dry, let them have no fruit; even though they give birth, I will put to death the dearest fruit of their bodies.

MOF Ephraim is blighted,
 ⇔ withered at the root;
 ⇔ Ephraim the Fruitful bears no fruit.

JPS Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

ASV Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

DRA Ephraim is struck, their root is dried up, they shall yield no fruit. And if they should have issue, I will slay the best beloved fruit of their womb.

YLT Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.

DBY Ephraim is smitten: their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they should bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved [fruit] of their womb.

RV Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

WBS Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

KJB 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 fruit of their womb.

BB Ephraim is hewen downe, their roote is dried vp, so that they shall bryng no more fruite: yea and though they bryng foorth any, yet wyll I slay euen the best beloued of their body.
  (Ephraim is hewen down, their root is dried up, so that they shall bring no more fruite: yea and though they bring forth any, yet will I slay even the best beloved of their body.)

GNV Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.
  (Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slaie even the dearest of their bodie.)

CB Ephraim is hewen downe, their rote is dryed vp, so yt they shal bringe nomore frute: yee and though they bringe forth eny, yet wil I slaye euen the best beloued frute of their body.
  (Ephraim is hewen down, their root is dried up, so it they shall bring nomore frute: ye/you_all and though they bring forth eny, yet will I slay/kill even the best beloved fruit of their body.)

WYC Effraym is smyten, the roote of hem is dried vp; thei schulen not make fruyt. That thouy thei gendren, Y schal sle the moost louyd thingis of her wombe.
  (Effraym is smyten, the root of them is dried up; they should not make fruyt. That though they gendren, I shall slay/kill the moost louyd things of her womb.)

LUT Ephraim ist geschlagen; ihre Wurzel ist verdorret, daß sie keine Frucht mehr bringen können. Und ob sie gebären würden, will ich doch die liebe Frucht ihres Leibes töten.
  (Ephraim is geschlagen; ihre root is verdorret, that they/she/them keine Frucht mehr bringen können. And ob they/she/them gebären würden, will I though/but the liebe Frucht ihres Leibes töten.)

CLV Percussus est Ephraim; radix eorum exsiccata est: fructum nequaquam facient, quod etsi genuerint, interficiam amantissima uteri eorum.
  (Percussus it_is Ephraim; root eorum exsiccata est: fructum nequaquam facient, that etsi genuerint, interficiam amantissima uteri eorum.)

BRN Ephraim is sick, he is dried up at his roots, he shall in no wise any more bear fruit: wherefore even if they should beget children, I will kill the desired fruit of their womb.

BrLXX Ἐπόνεσεν Ἐφραίμ· τὰς ῥίζας αὐτοῦ ἐξηράνθη, καρπὸν οὐκ ἔτι μὴ ἐνέγκῃ· διότι καὶ ἐὰν γεννήσωσιν, ἀποκτενῶ τὰ ἐπιθυμήματα κοιλίας αὐτῶν.
  (Eponesen Efraim; tas ɽizas autou exaʸranthaʸ, karpon ouk eti maʸ enegkaʸ; dioti kai ean gennaʸsōsin, apoktenō ta epithumaʸmata koilias autōn.)