Isaiah 30:6

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The burden concerning the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the backs of young donkeys, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Burden. This title seems unnecessary, and may be added by some Jew, (chap. xxi. 13.) though the Chaldean and others explain it, "They carry on their beasts, presents to the south "to the nations of Arabia and Egypt, infested with lions The rest of the prophecy is against the Jews, who cannot well be styled beasts of the south. (Calmet) Basilisk. The ibis devours many serpents on their flight from Arabia into Egypt. (Herodotus ii. 5.; Solin. xxxii.)

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