30 “Woe to the ^(A)rebellious children,” declares Yahweh,
“Who ^(B)execute counsel, but not Mine,
And ^[a](C)make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin,
² Who ^(D)go down to Egypt—
But did not ^(E)ask ^[b]Me—
^(F)To find strength in the strong defense of Pharaoh
And to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
³ Therefore the strong defense of Pharaoh will be ^(G)your shame
And the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your dishonor.
⁴ For ^(H)their princes are at Zoan
And their messengers reach Hanes.
⁵ Everyone will be ^(I)ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them,
Who are ^(J)not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”

Through a land of ^(M)distress and anguish,
From ^[d]where come lioness and lion, viper and ^(N)flying fiery serpent,
They ^(O)carry their wealth on the ^[e]backs of young donkeys
And their treasures on ^(P)camels’ humps,
To a people who cannot profit them;
⁷ Even Egypt, whose ^(Q)help is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called ^[f]her
“^[g](R)Rahab who has ceased.”