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

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！

“埃及像头肥美的母牛犊，但从北方却来了牛虻。

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.

“ 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.

The Lord said,“ The armies of Babylon are like waters rising in the north. They will become a great flood. They will flow over the land and everything in it. They will flow over the towns and those who live in them. The people will cry out. All those who live in the land will weep.

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.

But that day belongs to me. I am the Lord who rules over all. It is a day for me to pay back my enemies. My sword will eat until it is satisfied. It will drink until it is not thirsty for blood anymore. I am the Lord. I am the Lord who rules over all. I will offer a sacrifice. I will offer it in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

“ Those who run fast can’t get away. Those who are strong can’t escape. In the north by the Euphrates River they trip and fall.

The Lord said to me,“ Something very bad will be poured out on everyone who lives in this land. It will come from the north.

The nation of Egypt will be put to shame. It will be handed over to the people of the north.”

So I will send for all the nations in the north. And I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,’ announces the Lord.‘ I will bring all of them against this land and against you who live here. They will march out against all the nations that are around this land. I will set apart Judah and the nations around it in a special way to be destroyed. People will be shocked because of them. And they will make fun of them. Those nations will be destroyed forever.

“ People of Babylon, you have stolen what belongs to me. That has made you glad and full of joy. You dance around like a young cow on a threshing floor. You neigh like stallions.