- The oracle concerning the beasts of the Negev Through a land of distress and anguish, From where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent, They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys And their treasures on camels' humps, To a people who cannot profit them;
- Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty Therefore, I have called her "Rahab who has been exterminated."
- Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever.
- For this is a rebellious people, false sons, Sons who refuse to listen To the instruction of the LORD;
- Who say to the seers, "You must not see visions"; And to the prophets, "You must not prophesy to us what is right, Speak to us pleasant words, Prophesy illusions.
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- An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys' backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,
- to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.
- Go now, write it on a tablet for them, inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness.
- These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the LORD's instruction.
- They say to the seers, "See no more visions!" and to the prophets, "Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.
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