The [a]oracle concerning the (A)beasts of the (B)Negev.

Through a land of (C)distress and anguish,
From [b]where come lioness and lion, viper and (D)flying serpent,
They (E)carry their riches on the [c]backs of young donkeys
And their treasures on (F)camels’ humps,
To a people who cannot profit them;
Even Egypt, whose (G)help is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called [d]her
[e](H)Rahab who has been exterminated.”
Now go, (I)write it on a tablet before them
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may [f]serve in the time to come
[g]As a witness forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:6 Or burden of
  2. Isaiah 30:6 Lit them
  3. Isaiah 30:6 Lit shoulders
  4. Isaiah 30:7 Lit this one
  5. Isaiah 30:7 M.T. reads They are Rahab (or arrogance), to remain
  6. Isaiah 30:8 Lit be
  7. Isaiah 30:8 So the versions; Heb Forever and ever