埃及人若美犢、有災至自北方、

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、

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.

耶和華曰、大河自北至、勢若洪濤、泛濫斯土、諸邑民人、盡遭淹沒、號呼哭泣不已。

以法蓮若馴伏之犢、善於碾穀、其項甚美、置軛於上、使以法蓮曳車、猶大耕耘、雅各鋤地、

先知曰、今日萬有之主耶和華降災於敵、雪其夙忿、使之被戮於鋒刃、飲血若醉、蓋萬有之主耶和華在於北方、百辣河濱、大行誅殛。

疾趨者不及逃遁、強猛者不能免難、在彼北方、百辣河濱、顛躓傾覆、

耶和華曰、禍必自北、臨斯民矣。

埃及人惶遽、為北方之人所虜、

我必使我僕巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、率北方之眾、攻斯土之民、及四周鄰國、滅之殆盡、使見之者駭愕、皆作怨聲。

昔迦勒底人殲滅我民、欣喜不勝、身肥體胖、若牛得蒭、若馬長嘶。