Isa 30:6 | HCSB | STEP | An oracle about the animals of the Negev : Through a land of trouble and distress , of lioness and lion , of viper and flying serpent , they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels , to a people who will not help them.

Isaiah 30:6

6 An ^{▼▼oracle: A prophetic speech of a threatening or menacing character, often against the nations}oracle ^b about the animals of the ^{▼▼Negev: An >arid region in the southern part of Israel; the Hebrew word means "south".}Negev: ^{▼▼Or Southland}

Through a land of trouble and distress,
of lioness and lion,
of viper and flying serpent, ^e
they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys
and their treasures on the humps of camels,
to a people who will not help them.