An (A)oracle on (B)the beasts of (C)the Negeb.

Through a land of trouble and anguish,
    from where come the lioness and the lion,
    the adder and the (D)flying fiery serpent,
they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys,
    and their treasures on the humps of camels,
    to a people that cannot profit them.

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A prophecy(A) concerning the animals of the Negev:(B)

Through a land of hardship and distress,(C)
    of lions(D) and lionesses,
    of adders and darting snakes,(E)
the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’(F) backs,
    their treasures(G) on the humps of camels,
to that unprofitable nation,

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(A)Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and (B)they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

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Then the Lord sent venomous snakes(A) among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.(B)

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22 “She makes (A)a sound like a serpent gliding away;
    for her enemies march in force
and come against her with axes
    (B)like those who fell trees.

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22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
    as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
    like men who cut down trees.(A)

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