Through a land of hardship and distress,^(C)
    of lions^(D) and lionesses,
    of adders and darting snakes,^(E)
the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’^(F) backs,
    their treasures^(G) on the humps of camels,
to that unprofitable nation,

¹⁴ Desert creatures^(A) will meet with hyenas,^(B)
    and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures^(C) will also lie down
    and find for themselves places of rest.

¹² They will be called^(A) the Holy People,^(B)
    the Redeemed^(C) of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
    the City No Longer Deserted.^(D)