“What will you do
On the day
Of the appointed festival?
What will you do
On the day
Of the festival
Of Yahweh?
Even if they escape
Destruction,
Egypt shall gather them.
Memphis shall bury them.
Nettles shall possess
Their precious things
Of silver.
Thorns shall be
In their tents.”
There will be no more festivals for Yahweh. Even if they are not destroyed, Egypt would take them away. They would be buried in the southern capital of Egypt, Memphis. Nettles were stinging plants that would be all over their precious metal silver objects. Their tents would have thorns in them. They would have a very unpleasant life.