5. the people of Judah will regret that they ever trusted that unreliable nation, a nation that fails them when they expect help.”
6. This is God's message about the animals of the southern desert: “The ambassadors travel through dangerous country, where lions live and where there are poisonous snakes and flying dragons. They load their donkeys and camels with expensive gifts for a nation that cannot give them any help.
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.