(A)The [a]burden against the beasts of the South.

Through a land of trouble and anguish,
From which came the lioness and lion,
(B)The viper and fiery flying serpent,
They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys,
And their treasures on the humps of camels,
To a people who shall not profit;
(C)For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose.
Therefore I have called her
[b]Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.

A Rebellious People

Now go, (D)write it before them on a tablet,
And note it on a scroll,
That it may be for time to come,
Forever and ever:

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:6 oracle, prophecy
  2. Isaiah 30:7 Lit. Rahab Sits Idle

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