Verses 6-7
6, 7. Burden of the beasts of the south Animals carrying southward to Egypt treasures to buy an alliance.
Land of trouble and anguish Egypt, so called either because it was such once to the children of Israel, or because it was such to its present subjects, or because of present confusion to the Jews from rejecting their application. In every conceivable sense Egypt was a “trouble.”
The south By this term is here meant the interjacent land on the way to Egypt. What a bootless errand, to carry presents over this stretch of desert land to Egypt! Has Israel forgotten her desert horrors? Is she again desirous to go among lions, adders, and leaping serpents, to seek for help and protection? Egypt will not help.
Egypt is רהב , ( rahab,) a “braggart, sitting still,” (Gesenius,) boasting in promises, but doing nothing. Beginning with warnings at folly so great, the prophet ends with ridicule.
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