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    They will be no help to you, no security or revenue for you.
        You’ll be embarrassed that you ever thought they would be
    And you will be shamed and disgraced for associating with them.

A message about the beasts of the Negev:
    Nevertheless, the Judeans go down to Egypt,
Crossing through a land of trouble and anguish,
    tracked by lionesses and lions, in danger of vipers and poisonous snakes,
All their precious valuables packed on the backs of donkeys and camels.
    They look to a people who can offer them nothing.

Eternal One: Egypt’s help is no help at all.
        Therefore I call Egypt “Rahab”—a storm that just sits there.

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