1·They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
他们必不得住耶和华的地,以法莲却要归回埃及,必在亚述吃不洁净的食物。
2·Even Assyria has joined them to lend strength to the descendants of Lot.
亚述也与他们连合。他们作罗得子孙的帮手。
3·Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, the LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
也不要听希西家使你们倚靠耶和华说,耶和华必要拯救我们,这城必不交在亚述王的手中。
4·Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
以法莲好像鸽子愚蠢无知。他们求告埃及,投奔亚述。
5·In Assyria around three millennia ago clay tablets had small clay labels attached to them to make them easier to tell apart when they were filed in baskets or on shelves.
三千年前的亚述,粘土标签被贴在粘土片上,可以轻松地取下来放在篮子或架子里归类。