Jeremiah 46:23 Parallel Translations

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.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

ASV:

They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

BBE:

They will be cutting down her woods, for they may not be searched out; because they are like locusts, more than may be numbered.

DBY:

They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it be impenetrable; for they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

ERV:

They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

JPS:

They cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

WBS:

They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

WEB:

They shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

YLT:

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.

Jeremiah 46:23 Cross References

XREF:

Judges 6:5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, they would come in like locusts for number, both they and their camels were innumerable; and they came into the land to devastate it.

Judges 7:12 Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

Jeremiah 21:14 "But I will punish you according to the results of your deeds," declares the LORD, "And I will kindle a fire in its forest That it may devour all its environs."'"

Joel 2:25 "Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

46:23 They shall cut down {u} her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the
(x) grasshoppers, and [are] innumerable.
(u) That is, they will slay the great and mighty men of power.
(x) That is, Nebuchadnezzar's army.

WES:

46:23 Tho' - Tho' it seem impenetrable.

MHC:

46:13-28 Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only correct them in measure; and will not punish them with everlasting destruction from his presence.

CONC:

Affirmation Can't Counted Cut Cutting Declares Dense Forest Grasshopper Grasshoppers Impenetrable Innumerable Locusts Numbered Numbering Numerous Says Searched Surely Though Woods

Affirmation Chop Cut Cutting Declares Dense Forest Found Grasshopper Grasshoppers Impenetrable Innumerable Locusts Numbering Numerous Searched Surely Woods

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