4. For though his princes are at Zoan and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,
5. everyone will be ashamedbecause of a people who can’t help.They are of no benefit, they are no help;they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.
6. An oracle about the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress,of lioness and lion,of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeysand their treasures on the humps of camels,to a people who will not help them.
7. Egypt’s help is completely worthless;therefore, I call her:Rahab Who Just Sits.
8. Go now, write it on a tablet in their presenceand inscribe it on a scroll;it will be for the future,forever and ever.
9. They are a rebellious people,deceptive children, children who do not want to obey the Lord’s instruction.