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Isaiah 30:6-8
International Standard Version
Isaiah 30:6-8
International Standard Version
The Animals of the Negev
6 An oracle about the animals of the Negev:[a]
“Through a land of trouble, dryness,[b] and distress,
of lionesses and roaring lions,
where there is no water,[c]
a land of vipers and darting snakes,
he carries[d] their riches on donkeys’ backs,
and their treasures on the humps of camels,
to a nation that cannot benefit them,
7 to Egypt, which gives help that is worthless and useless.
Therefore I call her,
‘Rahab,[e] who just sits still.’”
The Illusions of False Prophecy
8 “Go now, and write it down[f] on a tablet in their presence,
inscribing it in a book,
so that for times to come
it may be an everlasting witness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:6 I.e. southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
- Isaiah 30:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack dryness; cf. Isa 41:18
- Isaiah 30:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read from whence come
- Isaiah 30:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read they carry
- Isaiah 30:7 The Heb. word Rahab means The One who Storms; i.e. Egypt; cf. Isa 51:9; Ps 87:4
- Isaiah 30:8 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsac LXX read write down
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