886 B
886 B
Isaiah continues speaking to the people of Israel.
They hatch eggs of a poisonous snake…weave a spider's web
The people of Judah were so wicked that they made plans to endanger and harm others. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Whoever eats of their eggs dies, and if an egg is crushed, it hatches into a poisonous snake
This means the wicked people's sins will always harm other people.
if an egg is crushed
AT: "if someone crushes an egg" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Their webs cannot be used for garments, nor can they cover themselves with their works
This means their sinful deeds cannot be covered and hidden, just as a web cannot serve as as clothing and cover someone. Their evil deeds will be exposed.
Their webs cannot be used for garments
AT: "They cannot clothe themselves with their webs"