以色列族若崛強之牛、退縮不前、我耶和華必放之曠野、若無牧之羔、

以色列倔强，犹如倔强的母牛；现在耶和华要放他们，如同放羊羔在宽阔之地。

以色列倔强，犹如倔强的母牛；现在耶和华能牧放他们，如在宽阔之地牧放羔羊吗？

以色列倔强，犹如倔强的母牛；现在耶和华能牧放他们，如在宽阔之地牧放羔羊吗？

以色列桀骜不驯，如同桀骜不驯的母牛。耶和华怎能牧养他们，如同在草场上牧养羊羔呢？

以色列倔强，好像倔强的母牛，现在耶和华怎样牧放他们，好像牧放宽阔草场上的羊羔呢？

以色列倔強，猶如倔強的母牛；現在耶和華要放他們，如同放羊羔在寬闊之地。

以色列倔強，猶如倔強的母牛；現在耶和華能牧放他們，如在寬闊之地牧放羔羊嗎？

以色列倔強，猶如倔強的母牛；現在耶和華能牧放他們，如在寬闊之地牧放羔羊嗎？

以色列桀驁不馴，如同桀驁不馴的母牛。耶和華怎能牧養他們，如同在草場上牧養羊羔呢？

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？

唉，以色列倔強，猶如倔強母牛；現在永恆主要牧養他們像牧養羔羊在寬闊之地麼？

蓋以色列倔強、若桀驁之牝犢、今耶和華豈牧之、如牧羔羊於廣處乎、

以色列族倔強、若倔強之牝牛、今主將牧之、若羊於廣闊之處、

The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the Lord pasture them like lambs in a meadow?

The people of Israel are stubborn. They are as stubborn as a young cow. So how can I take care of them like lambs in a meadow?

Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the Lord now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture?

Israel is stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. So should the Lord feed her like a lamb in a lush pasture?

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Can the LORD now shepherd them like a lamb in an open meadow?

Since Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn cow, Will the Lord now pasture them Like a lamb in a large field?

“ For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the Lord will let them forage Like a lamb in open country.

For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Can the Lord now shepherd them like a lamb in an open meadow?

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Israel has rebelled like a stubborn heifer! Soon the LORD will put them out to pasture like a lamb in a broad field!

For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.

以色列族既背我、狥欲而行、我棄之、與以離書、其姊妹猶大族、屢欺侮予、毫無畏葸、狥欲而行、我鑒察之、彼狥欲特甚、崇拜木石、污衊斯邦、厥後佯為歸誠、心不誠慤。○

我必散爾於異邦、襲爾以白刃、荒寂爾居、掃除爾邑。

惟彼不從、強項難馴、掩耳不聽、

然則耶路撒冷人恆背逆予、固執詭詐、不知悛改、曷故。

彼逆主屢矣、故必死於林中之獅、斃於夤夜之狼、豹守其邑、伏視眈眈、凡出邑者、必被斷傷。

耶和華又告耶利米曰、以色列族背予、猶大人欺予、若相比較、則以色列之過尤細。

耶和華與、我罪戾孔多、爾鑒察之、雖屢背爾、願爾赦宥、彰爾仁慈。

轉爾若石、投諸遠方、死亡於彼、既玷主室、爾之美車、必遷移焉。

爾祖不傾耳以聽、縱其私欲、輒蹈愆尤、退縮不前。

當約西亞王年間、耶和華告耶利米曰、以色列族有若淫婦、爾豈不見乎、彼背我、陟高巒、入茂林、狥欲而行。

我民心偏、專背我旨、先知呼民、歸我至上之主、崇我者迄無一人、

掃羅違我、不遵我命、昔立之為王、今則悔焉。撒母耳甚憂、終夜禱耶和華。

其有遺民、惟食乳飲酪、一人所牧、牛一羊二、出乳故多、民惟食酪而已。

富厚者之田宅、今皆荒蕪、異邦之人、牽羊以至、隨意嚙蒭、