Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers, but the east wind— a blast from the Lord— will arise in the desert. All their flowing springs will run dry, and all their wells will disappear. Every precious thing they own will be plundered and carried away.

他在弟兄中虽然茂盛，必有东风刮来，就是耶和华的风从旷野上来。他的泉源必干；他的源头必竭；仇敌必掳掠他所积蓄的一切宝器。

他在弟兄中虽然旺盛，却有东风刮来，就是耶和华的风从旷野上来。他的泉源必干涸，他的源头必枯竭，这风必夺走他所积蓄的一切宝物。

他在弟兄中虽然旺盛，却有东风刮来，就是耶和华的风从旷野上来。他的泉源必干涸，他的源头必枯竭，这风必夺走他所积蓄的一切宝物。

尽管以法莲在众弟兄中最强盛，但炙热的东风——耶和华的风要从沙漠刮来，使清泉枯竭，水井干涸。他储藏的一切珍宝都要被掳去。

他虽然在芦苇中长得茂盛，但东风必要来到，耶和华的风要从旷野上来，他的水泉就干涸，他的泉源就枯竭。他所贮藏的一切珍贵器皿，都被掠夺去了。

他在弟兄中雖然茂盛，必有東風颳來，就是耶和華的風從曠野上來。他的泉源必乾；他的源頭必竭；仇敵必擄掠他所積蓄的一切寶器。

他在弟兄中雖然旺盛，卻有東風颳來，就是耶和華的風從曠野上來。他的泉源必乾涸，他的源頭必枯竭，這風必奪走他所積蓄的一切寶物。

他在弟兄中雖然旺盛，卻有東風颳來，就是耶和華的風從曠野上來。他的泉源必乾涸，他的源頭必枯竭，這風必奪走他所積蓄的一切寶物。

儘管以法蓮在眾弟兄中最強盛，但炙熱的東風——耶和華的風要從沙漠颳來，使清泉枯竭，水井乾涸。他儲藏的一切珍寶都要被擄去。

他雖然在蘆葦中長得茂盛，但東風必要來到，耶和華的風要從曠野上來，他的水泉就乾涸，他的泉源就枯竭。他所貯藏的一切珍貴器皿，都被掠奪去了。

儘管他像菖蒲那麼茂盛，也必有熱東風颳來，必有永恆主的風從曠野颳上來；他的水泉就乾涸，他的泉源就旱竭了；風必掠奪他所貯藏的一切寶器。

彼於昆弟中雖結實、而東風將來、即耶和華之風起自原野、使其源竭泉涸、掠其所藏之寶器、

以法蓮雖在昆弟之中、最為昌熾、我耶和華必使東風來自曠野、使其泉源立涸、彼之寶器、盡為敵虜、

彼在兄弟之中、雖為昌熾、將有東風、即主之風、來自曠野、將有東風即主之風來自曠野或作必有東風至主必使風自曠野而來使其泉竭源涸、敵必劫掠所積蓄之一切寶器、

even though he thrives among his brothers. An east wind from the Lord will come, blowing in from the desert; his spring will fail and his well dry up. His storehouse will be plundered of all its treasures.

Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.

Though he may flourish among his brothers, the east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come, rising from the wilderness, and his fountain shall dry up; his spring shall be parched; it shall strip his treasury of every precious thing.

Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come, a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His water source will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder the treasury of every precious item.

Though he flourishes among the reeds, An east wind will come, The wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness; And his fountain will become dry And his spring will dry up; It will plunder his treasury of every precious article.

Though he is fruitful among his brethren, An east wind shall come; The wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness. Then his spring shall become dry, And his fountain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize.

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.

Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come, a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert. His water source will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder the treasury of every precious item.

Though he be fruitful among[ his] brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

Even though he flourishes like a reed plant, a scorching east wind will come, a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. As a result, his spring will dry up; his well will become dry. That wind will spoil all his delightful foods in the containers in his storehouse.

Though he is fruitful among his brothers, an east wind will come, the breath of Yahweh coming up from the wilderness; and his spring will become dry, and his fountain will be dried up. He will plunder the storehouse of treasure.

But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the ground. The desert wind dried up its fruit and tore off its strong branches, so that it withered and was destroyed by fire.

But when the vine is transplanted, will it thrive? No, it will wither away when the east wind blows against it. It will die in the same good soil where it had grown so well.”

“ Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey, the foal of a wild donkey at a spring— one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.

The time is coming when the Lord will say to the people of Jerusalem,“ My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.

Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said,“ God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”

The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, for your children will not be born or grow in the womb or even be conceived.

So a mighty wind will sweep them away. Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame.

May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

Kill this man’s children! Let them die because of their father’s sins! They must not rise and conquer the earth, filling the world with their cities.”

And I will let your enemies plunder Jerusalem. All the famed treasures of the city— the precious jewels and gold and silver of your kings— will be carried off to Babylon.

But his father refused.“ I know, my son; I know,” he replied.“ Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

Their roots will dry up, and their branches will wither.

Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; he has the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.”

Loot the silver! Plunder the gold! There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures— its vast, uncounted wealth.

But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, God will silence them, and they will run away. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.

But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

This is what the Lord says to Jerusalem:“ I will be your lawyer to plead your case, and I will avenge you. I will dry up her river, as well as her springs,

You will toss them into the air, and the wind will blow them all away; a whirlwind will scatter them. Then you will rejoice in the Lord. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

How prosperous Israel is— a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit. But the richer the people get, the more pagan altars they build. The more bountiful their harvests, the more beautiful their sacred pillars.

When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone.