Hosea 9:13

Just as lion cubs are born predators, ¹  so Ephraim will bear his sons for slaughter.

I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place. But Ephraim will bring out their children to the slayer."

Ephraim, as I have seen, Is planted in a pleasant meadow like Tyre; But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.

I have watched Israel become as beautiful and pleasant as Tyre. But now Israel will bring out her children to be slaughtered."

I see Ephraim letting his children run wild. He might just as well take them and kill them outright!"

As I have seen a beast whose young have been taken from her, so Ephraim will give birth to children only for them to be put to death.

Once I saw Ephraim as a young palm planted in a lovely meadow, but now Ephraim must lead out his children for slaughter.

Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place, So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer."

Just as lion cubs are born predators, ¹  so Ephraim will bear his sons for slaughter.

¹ tc The MT is corrupt in 9:13. The BHS editors suggest emending the text to follow the LXX reading. See D. Barthélemy, ed., Preliminary and Interim Report on the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project, 5:250-51.