It sits on a hill above a rich valley. The city is like a wreath of flowers whose glorious beauty is fading away. But it will become like figs that are ripe before harvest. As soon as people see them, they pick them and swallow them.

那荣美将残之花，就是在肥美谷山上的，必像夏令以前初熟的无花果；看见这果的就注意，一到手中就吞吃了。

那如凋残之花的荣美，在肥沃的山谷顶上，必如夏令前初熟的无花果，让看见的人注意，摘到手里，随即吞吃。

那如凋残之花的荣美，在肥沃的山谷顶上，必如夏令前初熟的无花果，让看见的人注意，摘到手里，随即吞吃。

那肥美山谷上将残的荣美之花，必像夏季到来之前早熟的无花果，人一看见它就把它摘去吞掉。

它在肥美谷山顶上如将残的花朵一般的荣美，必像夏天以前初熟的无花果。那些看见它的人，都必注意；一到手里，就把它吞吃了。

在肥沃之谷的山顶上，荣耀华美的将残之花，必像夏天之前初熟的无花果；人看见它，一拿到手中就会吞掉。

那榮美將殘之花，就是在肥美谷山上的，必像夏令以前初熟的無花果；看見這果的就注意，一到手中就吞吃了。

那如凋殘之花的榮美，在肥沃的山谷頂上，必如夏令前初熟的無花果，讓看見的人注意，摘到手裏，隨即吞吃。

那如凋殘之花的榮美，在肥沃的山谷頂上，必如夏令前初熟的無花果，讓看見的人注意，摘到手裏，隨即吞吃。

那肥美山谷上將殘的榮美之花，必像夏季到來之前早熟的無花果，人一看見它就把它摘去吞掉。

它在肥美谷山頂上如將殘的花朵一般的榮美，必像夏天以前初熟的無花果。那些看見它的人，都必注意；一到手裡，就把它吞吃了。

他那燦爛美麗、行將凋殘之花、在肥美平谷之山頂上的、必像夏令以前早熟的無花果：看見它的就注意看；一到手中就吞喫了。

在肥沃之谷的山頂上，榮耀華美的將殘之花，必像夏天之前初熟的無花果；人看見它，一拿到手中就會吞掉。

其美飾之殘花、在膏腴山谷之上者、若夏前初熟之無花果、見者觀之、摘於手即啖之、

其狀甚華美莊嚴、勢若花將殘之邑、即建於膏腴平原岡之邑、必如夏前初熟之無花果、凡見之者、適摘於手即食之、

That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like figs ripe before harvest— as soon as people see them and take them in hand, they swallow them.

and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand.

It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, which is on the summit above the rich valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest. Whoever sees it will swallow it while it is still in his hand.

And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley, Will be like the first ripe fig prior to the summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand, He swallows it.

And the glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like the first fruit before the summer, Which an observer sees; He eats it up while it is still in his hand.

and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first- ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, which is on the summit above the rich valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest. Whoever sees it will swallow it while it is still in his hand.

And the glorious beauty, which[ is] on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower,[ and] as the hasty fruit before the summer; which[ when] he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

The withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, will be like an early fig before harvest– as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.

The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first- ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it.

I’m suffering very much! I’m like someone who gathers summer fruit in a vineyard after the good fruit has already been picked. No grapes are left to eat. None of the early figs I long for remain.

All your forts are like fig trees that have their first ripe fruit on them. When the trees are shaken, the figs fall into the mouths of those who eat them.

How terrible it will be for the city of Samaria! It sits on a hill like a wreath of flowers. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. It sits above a valley that has rich soil. How terrible it will be for the glorious beauty of that fading flower!

When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, the other tribes trembled with fear. Ephraim was honored in Israel. But its people sinned by worshiping Baal. So they were as good as dead.

Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.

The Lord says,“ When I first found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your people of long ago, it was like seeing the early fruit on a fig tree. But then they went to Baal Peor. There they gave themselves to that shameful god named Baal. They became as evil as the god they loved.Ephraim’s greatness and glory will be gone. It will fly away like a bird. Women will no longer have children. They will not be able to get pregnant.

Ephraim is like a worthless plant. Its roots are dried up. It does not produce any fruit. Suppose Ephraim’s people have children. Then I will kill the children they love so much.”

But rich people should take pride in their low positions. That’s because they will fade away like wild flowers.The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.

The Lord says,“ Ephraim, what can I do with you? And what can I do with you, Judah? Your love for me vanishes like the morning mist. It soon disappears like the early dew.

It will happen very suddenly. A terrible death will take them away completely.A dream goes away when a person wakes up. Lord, it will be like that when you rise up. It will be as if those people were only a dream.

The stars in the sky fell to earth. They dropped like figs from a tree shaken by a strong wind.