以法蓮是一頭馴服的母牛犢，喜愛踹穀；我卻要把軛扣在牠肥美的頸項上，我要使以法蓮拖犁；猶大要耕田，雅各必為自己耙地。

“以法莲是驯良的母牛犊，喜爱踹谷，我却将轭加在它肥美的颈项上，我要使以法莲拉套。犹大必耕田；雅各必耙地。

以法莲是驯良的母牛犊，喜爱踹谷，我要将轭套在它肥美的颈项上，我要使以法莲被套住；犹大必耕田，雅各必耙地。

以法莲是驯良的母牛犊，喜爱踹谷，我要将轭套在它肥美的颈项上，我要使以法莲被套住；犹大必耕田，雅各必耙地。

以法莲本是驯服的母牛犊，喜欢打谷，现在我要把轭套在它肥美的颈项上。我要使犹大耕田，使雅各耙地。”

以法莲是一头驯服的母牛犊，喜爱踹谷；我却要把轭扣在它肥美的颈项上，我要使以法莲拖犁；犹大要耕田，雅各必为自己耙地。

以法蓮是馴良的母牛犢，喜愛踹穀，我卻將軛加在牠肥美的頸項上，我要使以法蓮拉套。猶大必耕田；雅各必耙地。

以法蓮是馴良的母牛犢，喜愛踹穀，我要將軛套在牠肥美的頸項上，我要使以法蓮被套住；猶大必耕田，雅各必耙地。

以法蓮是馴良的母牛犢，喜愛踹穀，我要將軛套在牠肥美的頸項上，我要使以法蓮被套住；猶大必耕田，雅各必耙地。

以法蓮本是馴服的母牛犢，喜歡打穀，現在我要把軛套在牠肥美的頸項上。我要使猶大耕田，使雅各耙地。」

以法蓮是馴良的母牛犢，喜愛踹穀；我乃將軛加在，牠肥美的脖子上；使以法蓮拉套耕田，使雅各為自己耙地。

以法蓮乃馴習之牝犢、喜於踏穀、昔我惜其項之美、今則使之曳耒耜、猶大耕之、雅各耙之、

以法蓮若馴伏之犢、善於碾穀、其項甚美、置軛於上、使以法蓮曳車、猶大耕耘、雅各鋤地、

以法蓮若馴伏之犢、喜於踏穀、我加軛於其美項、使以法蓮曳車、車或作犁使猶大耕地、使雅各鈀平土塊、

Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim, Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.

Ephraim was like a well- trained young cow. It loved to thresh grain. So I will put a yoke on its pretty neck. I will make Ephraim do hard work. Judah also must plow. So all the people of Jacob must break up the ground.

Ephraim was a trained calf that loved to thresh, and I spared her fair neck; but I will put Ephraim to the yoke; Judah must plow; Jacob must harrow for himself.

“ Israel is like a trained heifer treading out the grain— an easy job she loves. But I will put a heavy yoke on her tender neck. I will force Judah to pull the plow and Israel to break up the hard ground.

Ephraim is a well-trained calf that loves to thresh, but I will place a yoke on her fine neck. I will harness Ephraim; Judah will plow; Jacob will do the final plowing.

Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, And I passed over her lovely neck; I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself.

Ephraim is a trained heifer That loves to thresh grain; But I harnessed her fair neck, I will make Ephraim pull a plow. Judah shall plow; Jacob shall break his clods.”

And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

Ephraim is a well-trained calf that loves to thresh, but I will place a yoke on her fine neck. I will harness Ephraim; Judah will plow; Jacob will do the final plowing.

And Ephraim[ is as] an heifer[ that is] taught,[ and] loveth to tread out[ the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow,[ and] Jacob shall break his clods.

Ephraim was a well-trained heifer who loved to thresh grain; I myself put a fine yokeon her neck. I will harness Ephraim. Let Judah plow! Let Jacob break up the unplowed ground for himself!

Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

以色列倔強，好像倔強的母牛，現在耶和華怎樣牧放他們，好像牧放寬闊草場上的羊羔呢？

“搶奪我產業的啊！你們雖然歡喜快樂，像踹穀的母牛犢跳躍，像雄壯的馬嘶叫；

“牛在踹穀的時候，不可籠住牠的嘴。

因為這樣的人不服事我們的主基督，只服事自己的肚腹，用花言巧語欺騙老實人的心。

因此，耶和華他的神把他交在亞蘭王手裡；亞蘭王擊敗了他，擄走了他很多人民，帶到大馬士革去。神又把他交在以色列王手裡，以色列王就在猶大進行大屠殺。利瑪利的兒子比加在猶大一天之內殺了十二萬人，全是勇士，因為他們離棄了耶和華他們列祖的神。有一個以法蓮的勇士，名叫細基利，殺了王的兒子瑪西雅、王宮的總管押斯利甘和王的宰相以利加拿。以色列人從他們的兄弟中擄走婦孺共二十萬人；又從他們中間奪取了很多戰利品，帶回撒瑪利亞去。

因為他們的母親賣了淫，懷他們的作了羞恥的事；因為她曾說：‘我要跟隨我那些愛人。我的餅和水，羊毛和麻布，油和我所喝的，都是他們給的。’

農夫怎會不斷耕犁來撒種呢？他怎會常常開墾耕地呢？

耶和華對我說：“你再去愛一個婦人，這婦人是為情人所愛，又是個淫婦，就像耶和華愛以色列人，雖然他們轉去跟隨別神，喜愛葡萄餅。”

以色列啊！不要歡喜；不要像外族人一樣快樂，因為你行了邪淫，離開你的神，在各打穀場上喜愛賣淫的賞賜。

我用慈繩愛索（“慈繩愛索”原文意思不易肯定，或作“人的繩子、愛的繩索”或“皮製的繩索”）牽引他們，我待他們像人拉高牛的軛在兩顎之上，又向他們俯身，餵養他們。