6The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit [them].
7For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab who sits still.
8Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.
9For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear the law of Yahweh;
10who tell the seers, "Don`t see;" and to the prophets, "Don`t prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
11get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
12Why thus says the Holy One of Israel, Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely thereon;
