⁶ The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent, They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on the humps of camels, To a people who shall not profit;

⁶ The oracle concerning the beasts of the Negev . Through a land of distress and anguish , From where come lioness and lion , viper and flying serpent , They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys And their treasures on camels' humps , To a people who cannot profit them;

⁶ A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys' backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,