Hosea 9:11

Their glory; their children or posterity, which was as much the glory of Israel, as their multiplying was above the common rate of other nations multiplying; it was to them a singular blessing, and performing of promise, and they did greatly rejoice and glory in this blessing, Psa 128 Pr 17:6. Shall fly away like a bird: it is proverbial, and speaks a sudden and unexpected loss of children. which vanish and are gone as a bird: see Proverbs 23:5, where sudden loss of riches is expressed in the same proverb. From the birth; shall die as soon as born. From the womb; prove abortive, their mothers shall not bring the fruit of the womb to perfection, or alive into the world. From the conception; through barrenness their wives shall not conceive.