Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a viper, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
There shall the tree snake make its nest and lay eggs, and it shall hatch and gather them under its protection; yes, there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with its kind.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who has warned you to escape from the wrath to come?