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.

“ 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.

耶和华如此说：看哪，有水从北方涨起，成为涨溢的河，要淹没全地和其中所充满的，淹没城和城里的居民。人必呼喊，境内的居民都必哀号。

以法莲是驯良的母牛犊，喜爱踹谷，我要将轭套在它肥美的颈项上，我要使以法莲被套住；犹大必耕田，雅各必耙地。

那日是万军之主耶和华报仇的日子，要向敌人报仇。刀剑必吞吃饱足，饮血满足；因为在北方幼发拉底河边，有祭物献给万军之主耶和华。

不要容快跑的逃避，也不要容勇士逃脱；在北方幼发拉底河边，他们绊跌仆倒。

耶和华对我说：“必有灾祸从北方发出，临到这地所有的居民。

埃及必然蒙羞，被交在北方人的手中。

看哪，我必召北方的众族和我仆人巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒前来攻击这地和这地的居民，并四围所有的国民。我要将他们尽行灭绝，以致他们令人惊骇、嗤笑，并且永久荒凉。这是耶和华说的。

抢夺我产业的啊，你们因欢喜快乐，像踹谷嬉戏的母牛犊，又像发嘶声的壮马。