“埃及像头肥美的母牛犊，但从北方却来了牛虻。

埃及是肥美的母牛犊；但出于北方的毁灭来到了！来到了！

埃及是肥美的母牛犊；但来自北方的牛虻来到了！来到了！

埃及是肥美的母牛犊；但来自北方的牛虻来到了！来到了！

埃及是一头肥美的母牛犊，但北方的牛虫已经来到它身上（“它身上”有古卷作“来到了”）。

埃及是肥美的母牛犢；但出於北方的毀滅來到了！來到了！

埃及是肥美的母牛犢；但來自北方的牛虻來到了！來到了！

埃及是肥美的母牛犢；但來自北方的牛虻來到了！來到了！

「埃及像頭肥美的母牛犢，但從北方卻來了牛虻。

埃及是一頭肥美的母牛犢，但北方的牛蟲已經來到牠身上（“牠身上”有古卷作“來到了”）。

『埃及是美麗的母牛犢，但出於北方的牛蝨來到牠身上了。

埃及乃為美犢、惟有蜚蝱自北而來、今已至矣、

埃及人若美犢、有災至自北方、

惟爾伊及、猶若美犢、有災自北方而來、

“ Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly is coming against her from the north.

“ Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But Nebuchadnezzar is coming against her from the north. He will bite her like a fly.

“ A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a biting fly from the north has come upon her.

Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer, but a horsefly from the north is on its way!

Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.

Egypt is a pretty heifer, But a horsefly is coming from the north— it is coming!

“ Egypt is a very pretty heifer, But destruction comes, it comes from the north.

Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.

Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.

Egypt[ is like] a very fair heifer,[ but] destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies.

“ Egypt is a very beautiful heifer; but destruction out of the north has come. It has come.

耶和华说：“看啊，大水将从北方涨溢，形成一道洪流，淹没大地和地上的一切，吞噬城邑和其中的居民。人们必呼喊，地上的居民必哀哭。

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。”

因为这是主——万军之耶和华向敌人报仇的日子。刀剑必吞噬他们，痛饮他们的血，因为要在北方的幼发拉底河边向主——万军之耶和华献祭。

善跑者跑不掉，强壮者逃不了，他们扑倒在北面的幼发拉底河边。

耶和华说：“不错。因为有灾祸要从北方降临到这地方的一切居民。

埃及人必蒙羞，落在北方人的手中。”

我要召集北方各族和我的仆人巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，去攻击这片土地和其中的居民以及周围各国。我要彻底毁灭他们，使他们的下场很可怕、令人嗤笑、土地永远荒凉。这是耶和华说的。

“抢夺我产业的巴比伦人啊，你们欢喜快乐，像草场上欢跳的母牛犊，又像嘶鸣的公马。