"Ifa riverrages,he is not alarmed;He is confident,thoughthe Jordanrushesto his mouth.
Lotliftedup his eyesand sawallthe valleyof the Jordan,that it was wellwateredeverywhere--[this was] beforethe LORDdestroyedSodomand Gomorrah--like the gardenof the LORD,like the landof Egyptas you goto Zoar.
"The lotusplantscoverhim with shade;The willowsof the brooksurroundhim.
"Can anyone capturehim when he is on watch,With barbscan anyone pierce[his] nose?
"I would hastento my placeof refugeFrom the stormywind[and] tempest."
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am layingin Ziona stone,a testedstone,A costlycornerstone[for] the foundation,firmlyplaced.He who believes[in it] will not be disturbed.
I dug[wells] and drankwaters,And with the soleof my feetI driedup Allthe riversof Egypt.'
and when those who carriedthe arkcameinto the Jordan,and the feetof the priestscarryingthe arkwere dippedin the edgeof the water(for the Jordanoverflowsallits banksallthe daysof harvest),
