¹² Even if they rear children,
    I will bereave^(A) them of every one.
Woe^(B) to them
    when I turn away from them!^(C)

¹¹ Ephraim is oppressed,
    trampled in judgment,
    intent on pursuing idols.^[a](A)

⁷ “They sow the wind
    and reap the whirlwind.^(A)
The stalk has no head;
    it will produce no flour.^(B)
Were it to yield grain,
    foreigners would swallow it up.^(C)