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Though his princes are at Tzo‘an,
and his envoys have reached Hannes,
they all are disappointed
with a people that doesn’t help them,
who give no assistance and no advantage,
only disappointment and disgrace.”

A prophecy about the animals in the Negev:

In a land of trouble and anguish,
of lionesses and roaring lions,
of vipers and poisonous flying serpents,
they carry their riches on donkeys’ backs
and their treasures on camels’ humps
to a people who will not help them.

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Though they have officials in Zoan(A)
    and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
everyone will be put to shame
    because of a people(B) useless(C) to them,
who bring neither help(D) nor advantage,
    but only shame and disgrace.(E)

A prophecy(F) concerning the animals of the Negev:(G)

Through a land of hardship and distress,(H)
    of lions(I) and lionesses,
    of adders and darting snakes,(J)
the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’(K) backs,
    their treasures(L) on the humps of camels,
to that unprofitable nation,

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