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OEB Ephraim herds the wind and hunts the sirocco.
 ⇔ All day long they heap up falsehood and fraud,
 ⇔ make a treaty with Assyria,
 ⇔ and sends tribute of olive oil to Egypt.

WEBBE Ephraim feeds on wind,
 ⇔ and chases the east wind.
 ⇔ He continually multiplies lies and desolation.
 ⇔ They make a covenant with Assyria,
 ⇔ and oil is carried into Egypt.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV “Ephraim is enjoying wind,
And is pursuing an east wind,
All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling,
And they make a covenant with Asshur,
And oil is carried to Egypt.

FBV Ephraim tries to herd the wind, chasing after the east wind all day long. Their lies and violence keep on increasing. They make a treaty with Assyria, and send olive oil to Egypt.[fn]

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T4T The leaders of Israel are constantly wavering about seeking help from other countries.
 ⇔ Seeking their help is as useless as [MET] chasing the wind.
 ⇔ They pile up their lies and violent acts.
 ⇔ First, they make a treaty with Assyria,
 ⇔ and then they send olive oil to the rulers of Egypt to seek their help.

LEB  • Ephraim herds the wind[fn] and is pursuing the east wind all day long; •  he multiplies deception and violence •  and he[fn] [fn] •  and oil is brought to Egypt.

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BBE Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.

Moff Ephraim herds the wind
 ⇔ and hunts a sirocco,
 ⇔ piling up fraud and falsehood daily,
 ⇔ striking a bargain with Assyria,
 ⇔ carrying presents of oil to Egypt.

JPS (12-2) Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; all the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

ASV Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

DRA Ephraim feedeth on the wind, and followeth the burning heat: all the day long he multiplied lies and desolation: and he hath made a covenant with the Assyrians, and carried oil into Egypt.

YLT Ephraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.

Drby Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

RV Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Wbstr Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily multiplieth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

KJB-1769 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
   (Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followth/follows after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. )

KJB-1611 ¶ Ephraim feedeth on winde, and followeth after the East winde: hee daily increaseth lies and desolation, and they doe make a couenant with the Assyrians, and oyle is caried into Egypt.
   (¶ Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followth/follows after the East winde: he daily increaseth lies and desolation, and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.)

Bshps Ephraim is fed with the wynde, & foloweth after the east winde, he dayly encreaseth lyes & destruction, they be confederate with the Assyrians, their oyle is caryed into Egypt.
   (Ephraim is fed with the wynde, and followth/follows after the east wind, he daily encreaseth lies and destruction, they be confederate with the Assyrians, their oil is carried into Egypt.)

Gnva Ephraim is fed with the winde, and followeth after the East winde: hee increaseth daily lies and destruction, and they do make a couenant with Asshur, and oyle is caried into Egypt.
   (Ephraim is fed with the wind, and followth/follows after the East winde: he increaseth daily lies and destruction, and they do make a covenant with Asshur, and oil is carried into Egypt. )

Cvdl Ephraim kepeth the ayre, and foloweth after the east wynde: he is euer increasinge lyes & destruction. They be confederate with the Assirians, their oyle is caried in to Egipte.
   (Ephraim keepeth/keeps the ayre, and followth/follows after the east wynde: he is ever increasinge lies and destruction. They be confederate with the Assirians, their oil is carried in to Egypt.)

Wycl Effraym fedith wynd, and sueth heete. Al dai he multiplieth leesyng, and distriyng; and he made boond of pees with Assiriens, and bar oile in to Egipt.
   (Ephraim fedith wind, and sueth heat. Al day he multiplieth leesyng, and distriyng; and he made bond of peace with Assiriens, and bar oil in to Egypt.)

Luth In Ephraim ist allenthalben Lüge wider mich und im Hause Israel falscher Gottesdienst. Aber Juda hält noch fest an GOtt und am rechten heiligen Gottesdienst.
   (In Ephraim is allenthalben Lüge against me and in_the house Israel falscher God’sdienst. But Yuda hält still fest at God and in/at/on_the rechten holyen God’sdienst.)

ClVg [Ephraim pascit ventum, et sequitur æstum; tota die mendacium et vastitatem multiplicat: et fœdus cum Assyriis iniit, et oleum in Ægyptum ferebat.
   ([Ephraim pascit ventum, and sequitur æstum; tota day mendacium and vastitatem multiplicat: and fœdus when/with Assyriis iniit, and oil in Ægyptum ferebat. )