7. The help that Egypt gives is useless. So I have nicknamed Egypt, ‘The Harmless Dragon’ ”.
8. God told me to write down in a book what the people are like, so that there would be a permanent record of how evil they are.
9. They are always rebelling against God, always lying, always refusing to listen to the Lord's teachings.
10. They tell the prophets to keep quiet. They say, “Don't talk to us about what's right. Tell us what we want to hear. Let us keep our illusions.