For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers.

他们投奔亚述，如同独行的野驴；以法莲贿买朋党。

他们投奔亚述如独行的野驴。以法莲雇用情人，

他们投奔亚述如独行的野驴。以法莲雇用情人，

他们投奔亚述，就像孤独漂泊的野驴。以法莲收买情人。

他们上去投奔亚述，像一只独行的野驴，以法莲贿买爱人。

他們投奔亞述，如同獨行的野驢；以法蓮賄買朋黨。

他們投奔亞述如獨行的野驢。以法蓮雇用情人，

他們投奔亞述如獨行的野驢。以法蓮雇用情人，

他們投奔亞述，就像孤獨漂泊的野驢。以法蓮收買情人。

他們上去投奔亞述，像一隻獨行的野驢，以法蓮賄買愛人。

因為他們上去投奔亞述，如獨行尋偶的野驢；以法蓮將愛情當禮物賄買人。

彼往亞述、如獨行之野驢、以法蓮以賄求愛、

昔以法蓮往亞述、以金贈於所歡、猶之野驢、欲求其牡、

彼往亞述求救、彼如獨處之野驢、以法蓮賄贈朋黨、

For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.

They have gone up to Assyria for help. They are like a wild donkey that wanders around by itself. Ephraim’s people have sold themselves to their Assyrian lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey wandering alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.

Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves— sold themselves to many lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has paid fees for lovers.

For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

A wild donkey used to the wilderness, That sniffs at the wind in her desire; In her time of mating, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves; In her month they will find her.

Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry.You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite.”

“ Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense— They call to Egypt, They go to Assyria.

“ When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound.

Pul king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his control.

“ Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.

The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent, They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on the humps of camels, To a people who shall not profit;

“ Who set the wild donkey free? Who loosed the bonds of the onager,Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling?He scorns the tumult of the city; He does not heed the shouts of the driver.The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searches after every green thing.

Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, And no one shall deliver her from My hand.

For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has behaved shamefully. For she said,‘ I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my linen, My oil and my drink.’“ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, And wall her in, So that she cannot find her paths.She will chase her lovers, But not overtake them; Yes, she will seek them, but not find them. Then she will say,‘ I will go and return to my first husband, For then it was better for me than now.’

“ Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine; And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring Assyrians,Who were clothed in purple, Captains and rulers, All of them desirable young men, Horsemen riding on horses.Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself.She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.“ Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted.