Jeremiah 46:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Its soundקֹולָ֖הּ
(ko·v·lah)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
movesיֵלֵ֑ךְ
(ye·lech;)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
along like a serpent;כַּנָּחָ֣שׁ
(kan·na·chash)
5175: a serpentfrom an unused word
For they moveיֵלֵ֔כוּ
(ye·le·chu,)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
on like an armyבְחַ֣יִל
(ve·cha·yil)
2428: strength, efficiency, wealth, armyfrom chul
And comeבָּ֣אוּ
(ba·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to her as woodcuttersכְּחֹטְבֵ֖י
(ke·cho·te·vei)
2404: to cut or gather wooda prim. root
with axes.וּבְקַרְדֻּמֹּות֙
(u·ve·kar·dum·mo·vt)
7134: an axeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
thereof shall go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
like a serpent
nachash  (naw-khawsh')
a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent.
for they shall march
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
with an army
chayil  (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
and come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
against her with axes
qardom  (kar-dome')
an axe -- ax.
as hewers
chatab  (khaw-tab')
to chop or carve wood -- cut down, hew(-er), polish.
of wood
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Its sound moves along like a serpent; For they move on like an army And come to her as woodcutters with axes.

King James Bible
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Egypt will hiss like a slithering snake, for the enemy will come with an army; with axes they will come against her like those who cut trees.

International Standard Version
Her cry will be like that of a fleeing serpent when they come in strength. They're coming to her with axes like woodcutters.

NET Bible
Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Egypt will hiss like a snake as it slithers away. Its enemies will come with full force. They will attack it with axes like those who chop wood.

King James 2000 Bible
Her sound shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, like hewers of wood.
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