Jeremiah 46:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִם
(mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
is a prettyפִיָּ֖ה
(fi·yah)
3304: prettyfrom yaphah
heifer,עֶגְלָ֥ה
(eg·lah)
5697: a heiferfem. of egel
[But] a horseflyקֶ֥רֶץ
(ke·retz)
7171: perhaps nippingfrom qarats
is comingבָּ֥א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
from the north--מִצָּפֹ֖ון
(mi·tza·fo·vn)
6828: northfrom tsaphan
it is coming!בָֽא׃
(va.)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
is like a very fair
ypheh-phiyah  (yef-eh' fee-yaw')
very beautiful -- very fair.
heifer
`eglah  (eg-law')
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer) -- calf, cow, heifer.
but destruction
qerets  (keh'-rets)
extirpation (as if by constriction) -- destruction.
cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
it cometh out
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
of the north
tsaphown  (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Egypt is a pretty heifer, But a horsefly is coming from the north-- it is coming!

King James Bible
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.

International Standard Version
Egypt is a beautiful calf, but a horsefly from the north is surely coming.

NET Bible
Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Egypt is like a beautiful cow, but a horsefly from the north will attack it.

King James 2000 Bible
Egypt is like a beautiful heifer, but destruction comes; it comes out of the north.
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