Isaiah 30:6-8

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God’s Message to Judah

⁶This is a message^[a] about the Negev animals^[b]:

There is a dangerous place full of lions, adders,^[c] deadly snakes,^[d] and useless people. And there are people who load their wealth onto donkeys and their treasures on the backs of camels. They carry them to a people who cannot help. ⁷That useless nation is Egypt. Egypt’s help is worth nothing, so I call Egypt the “Do-Nothing Dragon.”^[e]

⁸Now write this on a sign so that all people can see it, and write this in a book. Write these things for a future time. This will be far, far in the future:^[f]

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Footnotes

Isaiah 30:6 message Or “burden.”
Isaiah 30:6 Negev animals Or “Creatures of the South,” a phrase that can refer to Egypt.
Isaiah 30:6 adders Very poisonous snakes.
Isaiah 30:6 deadly snakes Literally, “flying snakes.”
Isaiah 30:7 Do-Nothing Dragon Or “Resting Rahab,” the great sea monster. Some ancient stories tell about Rahab fighting with God.
Isaiah 30:8 Write … future Or “Write this for the future as a witness forever.”