“Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”
The prayer to the LORD asking what should be given to Israel and what should be taken away represents a moment of prophetic intercession, acknowledging the severity of judgment while perhaps seeking some mitigation. The mention of miscarrying womb and dry breasts indicates that Israel's fertility will be completely negated, that the biological capacity to reproduce will be destroyed. This verse suggests the prophet's recognition of the totality of the judgment being pronounced.
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