His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider’s web.
Isaiah 59:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They hatch viper’s eggs and weave spider’s webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They hatch adders' eggs and weave the spider's web; he who eats of their eggs dies, and [from an egg] which is crushed a viper breaks out [for their nature is ruinous, deadly, evil]. American Standard Version (1901) They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Common English Bible They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave spiderwebs. Whoever eats their eggs will die. Moreover, the crushed egg hatches a viper. Catholic Public Domain Version They have ruptured the eggs of asps, and they have woven the webs of spiders. Whoever will eat of their eggs will die. For what has been incubated will hatch into a king snake. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They have broken the eggs of asps and have woven the webs of spiders. He that shall eat of their eggs shall die: and that which is brought out shall be hatched into a basilisk. |
His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider’s web.
Don’t rejoice, all of you in Philistia, because the rod of the one who struck you is broken. For a viper will come from the root of a snake, and from its egg comes a flying serpent.
Sand partridges will make their nests there; they will lay and hatch their eggs and will gather their broods under their shadows. Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there, each with its mate.
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?