⁷ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

¹⁵ Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

³³ Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

¹⁴ Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

⁴ Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

¹⁷ For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.