Isaiah 30:6,24 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from where come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches on the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures on the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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The First Theban Empire ... The development of its foreign and domestic policy we can ... a powder in querns, similar to those used for crushing ... soldier or a baggage animal, not even a donkey. ... /.../chapter iiithe first theban empire.htm