我们投降埃及人和亚述人，为要得粮吃饱。

我们束手投降埃及和亚述，为要得粮吃饱。

我们束手投降埃及和亚述，为要得粮吃饱。

为了得到食物，我们向埃及、亚述卑躬屈膝。

我们臣服埃及和亚述，为要得着粮食充饥。

我們投降埃及人和亞述人，為要得糧吃飽。

我們束手投降埃及和亞述，為要得糧吃飽。

我們束手投降埃及和亞述，為要得糧吃飽。

為了得到食物，我們向埃及、亞述卑躬屈膝。

我們臣服埃及和亞述，為要得著糧食充飢。

我們授手投降於埃及和亞述，為要得糧喫飽。

我與埃及人亞述人握手、為得糧以果腹兮、

予與埃及、亞述夙有盟約、望得果腹兮。

我向伊及、向亞述伸手、望得食以充饑、

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

We put ourselves under the control of Egypt and Assyria just to get enough bread.

We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough.

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.

We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.

We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.

We have given the hand[ to] the Egyptians,[ and to] the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.

We have given our hands to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

They will not remain in the Lord’s land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. (niv)

Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt. (niv)

He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,“ Put your hand under my thigh. (niv)

Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria. (niv)

You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead! (niv)

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the Lord.Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against that wicked nation, against those who help evildoers.But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, those who help will stumble, those who are helped will fall; all will perish together. (niv)

Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates? (niv)

Shout against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the Lord, take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others. (niv)

“ Woe to the obstinate children,” declares the Lord,“ to those who carry out plans that are not mine, forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit, heaping sin upon sin;who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection, to Egypt’s shade for refuge.But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame, Egypt’s shade will bring you disgrace.Though they have officials in Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them, who bring neither help nor advantage, but only shame and disgrace.”A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation, (niv)

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape. (niv)

After he left there, he came upon Jehonadab son of Rekab, who was on his way to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said,“ Are you in accord with me, as I am with you?”“ I am,” Jehonadab answered.“ If so,” said Jehu,“ give me your hand.” So he did, and Jehu helped him up into the chariot. (niv)

“ Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria. (niv)

I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.I will punish those who live in Egypt with the sword, famine and plague, as I punished Jerusalem.None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.” (niv)

“ When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores. (niv)