1. Woe to the sons that leave, saith the Lord, to make counsel, but not of me; to cover themselves with a covering, and not by my spirit, adding sin unto sin!
2. They leave to descend into Egypt and have not asked for a word from my mouth, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to place their hope in the shadow of Egypt.
3. But the strength of Pharaoh shall become your shame, and the hope in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
4. When his princes shall be in Zoan, and his ambassadors have come to Hanes,
5. all shall be ashamed of the people that shall not profit them, nor be a help, nor bring them increase, but a shame, and also a reproach.
6. The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent; they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
7. For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose; therefore I have cried out concerning this that your strength should be to sit still.
8. Now go, write this vision before them on a tablet and note it in a book that it may remain unto the last day, for ever, unto all ages.
9. That this is a rebellious people, lying sons, sons that did not desire to hear the law of the Lord:
10. Who say to those that see, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy right things unto us, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: