(in R.V., Isa 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jer 8:17), the "king serpent," as the name imports; a fabulous serpent said to be three spans long, with a spot on its head like a crown. Probably the yellow snake is intended. (See Cockatrice.)
The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra. The weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den.
The rod that beat you is broken, but you have no reason to be glad. When one snake dies, a worse one comes in its place. A snake's egg hatches a flying dragon.
They hatch viper eggs and weave spider webs. Those who eat their eggs will die. When an egg is crushed, a poisonous snake is hatched.
I am sending serpents against you, adders, for which there is no charm. They will bite you, says Jehovah.