They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.

他们投奔亚述，如同独行的野驴；以法莲贿买朋党。

他们投奔亚述如独行的野驴。以法莲雇用情人，

他们投奔亚述如独行的野驴。以法莲雇用情人，

他们投奔亚述，就像孤独漂泊的野驴。以法莲收买情人。

他们上去投奔亚述，像一只独行的野驴，以法莲贿买爱人。

他們投奔亞述，如同獨行的野驢；以法蓮賄買朋黨。

他們投奔亞述如獨行的野驢。以法蓮雇用情人，

他們投奔亞述如獨行的野驢。以法蓮雇用情人，

他們投奔亞述，就像孤獨漂泊的野驢。以法蓮收買情人。

他們上去投奔亞述，像一隻獨行的野驢，以法蓮賄買愛人。

因為他們上去投奔亞述，如獨行尋偶的野驢；以法蓮將愛情當禮物賄買人。

彼往亞述、如獨行之野驢、以法蓮以賄求愛、

昔以法蓮往亞述、以金贈於所歡、猶之野驢、欲求其牡、

彼往亞述求救、彼如獨處之野驢、以法蓮賄贈朋黨、

For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.

They have gone up to Assyria for help. They are like a wild donkey that wanders around by itself. Ephraim’s people have sold themselves to their Assyrian lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey wandering alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.

Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves— sold themselves to many lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has paid fees for lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers.

For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.

All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!You were different from other prostitutes because no one solicited you. When you gave payment and no payment was given to you, you became the opposite!

Ephraim has been like a dove, easily deceived and lacking discernment. They called to Egypt for help; they turned to Assyria for protection.

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and begged its great king for help. But he will not be able to heal you! He cannot cure your wound!

Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem paid him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and to solidify his control of the kingdom.

Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt.

This is a message about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.

Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey,to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place?It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver.It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant.

Soon I will expose her lewd nakedness in front of her lovers, and no one will be able to rescue her from me!

For their mother has committed adultery; she who conceived them has acted shamefully. For she said,“ I will seek out my lovers; they are the ones who give me my bread and my water, my wool, my flax, my olive oil, and my wine.Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not catch them; she will seek them, but she will not find them. Then she will say,“ I will go back to my husband, because I was better off then than I am now.”

“ Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians– warriorsclothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.She bestowed her sexual favors on them; all of them were the choicest young men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all whom she desired– with all their idols.She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men had sex with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her.Therefore I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.