Through a land of ^(C)distress and anguish,
From ^[b]where come lioness and lion, viper and ^(D)flying fiery serpent,
They ^(E)carry their wealth on the ^[c]backs of young donkeys
And their treasures on ^(F)camels’ humps,
To a people who cannot profit them;
⁷ Even Egypt, whose ^(G)help is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called ^[d]her
“^[e](H)Rahab who has ceased.”
⁸ Now go, ^(I)write it on a tablet before them
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may be in the time to come
^[f]As a witness forever.