Hos 9:11 | JFB | STEP | 11. their glory shall fly away-- fit retribution to those who "separated themselves unto that shame" ( ). Children were accounted the glory of parents; sterility, a reproach. "Ephraim" means "fruitfulness" ( ); this its name shall cease to be its characteristic. from the birth ... womb ... conception-- Ephraim's children shall perish in a threefold gradation; (1) From the time of birth. (2) From the time of pregnancy. (3) From the time of their first conception.

‏ Hosea 9:11

11. their glory shall fly away--fit retribution to those who "separated themselves unto that shame" (Ho 9:10). Children were accounted the glory of parents; sterility, a reproach. "Ephraim" means "fruitfulness" (Ge 41:52); this its name shall cease to be its characteristic.

from the birth ... womb ... conception--Ephraim's children shall perish in a threefold gradation; (1) From the time of birth. (2) From the time of pregnancy. (3) From the time of their first conception.