¹⁶ They turn, but not to what is above;^[a]
they are like a faulty bow.^(A)
Their leaders will fall by the sword
because of their insolent tongue.^(B)
They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.^(C)

¹³ Though they offer sacrificial gifts^[a],^(A)
and eat the flesh,^(B)
the Lord does not accept them.
Now he will remember their guilt^(C)
and punish their sins;^(D)
they will return to Egypt.^(E)