Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They will chop down her forest,” declares the LORD, “dense though it be. They are more numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted. New Living Translation They will cut down her people like trees,” says the LORD, “for they are more numerous than locusts. English Standard Version They shall cut down her forest, declares the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number. Berean Standard Bible They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. King James Bible They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. New King James Version “They shall cut down her forest,” says the LORD, “Though it cannot be searched, Because they are innumerable, And more numerous than grasshoppers. New American Standard Bible “They have cut down her forest,” declares the LORD; “Certainly it will no longer be found, Even though they are more numerous than locusts And are without number. NASB 1995 “They have cut down her forest,” declares the LORD; “Surely it will no more be found, Even though they are now more numerous than locusts And are without number. NASB 1977 “They have cut down her forest,” declares the LORD; “Surely it will no more be found, Even though they are now more numerous than locusts And are without number. Legacy Standard Bible They have cut down her forest,” declares Yahweh; “Surely it will no longer be searched out, Even though they are now more numerous than locusts And are without number. Amplified Bible “They have cut down her forest,” says the LORD; “Certainly it will no longer be found, Because they (the invaders) are more numerous than locusts And cannot be counted. Christian Standard Bible They will cut down her forest — this is the LORD’s declaration — though it is dense, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will cut down her forest— this is the LORD’s declaration— though it is dense, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. American Standard Version They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. Contemporary English Version when men with axes start chopping down trees. It can only hiss and try to escape. English Revised Version They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will cut down the forest," declares the LORD, "since Egypt can't be found. They are more numerous than locusts; they can't be counted. Good News Translation and destroying a thick forest. Their soldiers are too many to count; they outnumber the locusts. International Standard Version They'll cut down her forest, though it's impenetrable," declares the LORD, "for they're more numerous than locusts, and there are too many of them to count. Majority Standard Bible They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. NET Bible The population of Egypt is like a vast, impenetrable forest. But I, the LORD, affirm that the enemy will cut them down. For those who chop them down will be more numerous than locusts. They will be too numerous to count. New Heart English Bible They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. Webster's Bible Translation They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. World English Bible They will cut down her forest,” says Yahweh, “though it can’t be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey have cut down her forest, "" A declaration of YHWH, "" For it is not searched, "" For they have been more than the grasshopper, "" And they have no numbering. Young's Literal Translation They have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering. Smith's Literal Translation They cut down her forest, says Jehovah, for it shall not be searched out, for they were many above the locust, and no number to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey have cut down her forest, saith the Lord, which cannot be counted: they are multiplied above locusts, and are without number. Catholic Public Domain Version They have cut down her forest, says the Lord, which was not able to be counted. They have been multiplied more than locusts, and they are without number. New American Bible They cut down her forest—oracle of the LORD— impenetrable though it be; More numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted. New Revised Standard Version They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCut down her forests, says the LORD, for they are limitless; they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Cut down her forests, says LORD JEHOVAH, because there is no end to them, for they are more than the locusts and are without number OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They cut down her forest, saith the LORD, Though it cannot be searched; Because they are more than the locusts, And are innumerable. Brenton Septuagint Translation They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, for their number cannot at all be conjectured, for it exceeds the locust in multitude, and they are innumerable. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Judgment on Egypt…22Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees. 23They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. 24The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”… Cross References Isaiah 10:33-34 Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. Ezekiel 31:3-14 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ... Isaiah 37:24 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. Isaiah 14:8 Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” Isaiah 60:13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet. Isaiah 2:12-13 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, Ezekiel 31:16-18 I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below. / They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations. / Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’” Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel. Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 41:19 I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together, Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. Matthew 3:10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. Luke 3:9 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. John 15:6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. Treasury of Scripture They shall cut down her forest, said the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. cut Isaiah 10:18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. Ezekiel 20:46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; because Judges 6:5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. Judges 7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. Joel 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. Jump to Previous Affirmation Chop Cut Cutting Declares Dense Forest Found Grasshopper Grasshoppers Impenetrable Innumerable Locusts Numbering Numerous Searched Surely WoodsJump to Next Affirmation Chop Cut Cutting Declares Dense Forest Found Grasshopper Grasshoppers Impenetrable Innumerable Locusts Numbering Numerous Searched Surely WoodsJeremiah 46 1. Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates13. and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar 27. He comforts Jacob in his chastisement They will chop down her forest This phrase metaphorically represents the destruction of Egypt's power and resources. The "forest" symbolizes the nation's strength and prosperity, akin to a dense and thriving woodland. In the Hebrew context, forests often represented places of refuge and abundance. The act of chopping down signifies a thorough and devastating defeat. Historically, this aligns with the invasions that Egypt faced, particularly from the Babylonians, who were instruments of God's judgment. declares the LORD though it is dense for they are more numerous than locusts they cannot be counted Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They will chop downכָּרְת֤וּ (kā·rə·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant her forest, יַעְרָהּ֙ (ya‘·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel dense לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no though כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it may be, יֵֽחָקֵ֑ר (yê·ḥā·qêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they are more numerous רַבּוּ֙ (rab·bū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7231: To cast together, increase, in number, to multiply by the myriad than locusts; מֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה (mê·’ar·beh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 697: (a kind of) locust they cannot וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle be counted. מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration Links Jeremiah 46:23 NIVJeremiah 46:23 NLT Jeremiah 46:23 ESV Jeremiah 46:23 NASB Jeremiah 46:23 KJV Jeremiah 46:23 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 46:23 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 46:23 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 46:23 French Bible Jeremiah 46:23 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:23 They shall cut down her forest says (Jer.) |
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