Rebukethe beastsin the reeds,The herdof bullswith the calvesof the peoples,Tramplingunder footthe piecesof silver;He has scatteredthe peopleswho delightin war.
besidesthat which the tradersand merchantsbrought;and allthe kingsof Arabiaand the governorsof the countrybroughtgoldand silverto Solomon.
They broughteverymanhis gift,articlesof silverand gold,garments,weapons,spices,horsesand mules,somuchyearby year.
"Underthe lotusplantshe liesdown,In the covertof the reedsand the marsh.
I am [for] peace,but whenI speak,They are for war.
As soon as they hear,they obeyme; Foreignerssubmitto me.
Dohomageto the Son,that He not becomeangry,and you perish[in] the way,For His wrathmay soonbe kindled.How blessedare allwho takerefugein Him!
Let the kingsof Tarshishand of the islandsbringpresents;The kingsof Shebaand Sebaoffergifts.
You YourselfcrushedRahablike one who is slain;You scatteredYour enemieswith Your mightyarm.
Wildoxenwill also fallwith them And youngbullswith strongones;Thus their landwill be soakedwith blood,And their dustbecomegreasywith fat.
"Becauseyou are glad,becauseyou are jubilant,O you who pillageMy heritage,Becauseyou skipaboutlike a threshingheiferAnd neighlike stallions,
"Speakand say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstyou, Pharaohkingof Egypt,The greatmonsterthat liesin the midstof his rivers,That has said,'My Nileis mine, and I myselfhave made[it].'
So manypeoplesand mightynationswill cometo seekthe LORDof hostsin Jerusalemand to entreatthe favorof the LORD.'
For I joyfully concurwith the lawof Godin the innerman,
Whatis the sourceof quarrelsand conflictsamongyou? Is not the sourceyour pleasuresthat wage warin your members?
