Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense, calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.

以法莲好像鸽子愚蠢无知；他们求告埃及，投奔亚述。

以法莲好像鸽子愚蠢无知，他们求告埃及，投奔亚述。

以法莲好像鸽子愚蠢无知，他们求告埃及，投奔亚述。

以法莲像鸽子一样愚蠢无知，他们向埃及求救，又投奔亚述。

以法莲好像一只愚蠢无知的鸽子。他们向埃及求助，投奔亚述。

以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無知；他們求告埃及，投奔亞述。

以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無知，他們求告埃及，投奔亞述。

以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無知，他們求告埃及，投奔亞述。

以法蓮像鴿子一樣愚蠢無知，他們向埃及求救，又投奔亞述。

以法蓮好像一隻愚蠢無知的鴿子。他們向埃及求助，投奔亞述。

以法蓮好像鴿子愚蠢無心思：呼求埃及，投奔亞述。

以法蓮無知如蠢鳩、呼埃及、就亞述、

以法蓮族無知、蠢然若鴿、或呼埃及人、或就亞述人望其扶持、

以法蓮無知、蠢然如鴿、或作以法蓮如鴿愚蠢無知哀呼伊及、往亞述求救、

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

The Lord says,“ The people of Ephraim are like a dove. They are easily tricked. They do not have any sense at all. First they call out to Egypt for help. Then they turn to Assyria.

“ The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help.

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.

So Ephraim has become like a gullible dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

“ Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense— They call to Egypt, They go to Assyria.

And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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

“ Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound.

Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.

whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding.

they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria, and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord.

They shall not remain in the land of the Lord, but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.

He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

“ Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord,“ who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes,everyone comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that brings neither help nor profit, but shame and disgrace.”An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. Through a land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the adder and the flying fiery serpent, they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them.

Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.

Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.“ Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriorsclothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted.She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her.

Israel is swallowed up; already they are among the nations as a useless vessel.For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey wandering alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.

How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power.

And now what do you gain by going to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what do you gain by going to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!And yet he is wise and brings disaster; he does not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers and against the helpers of those who work iniquity.The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together.

Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more,‘ Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.”