For they also are turned back,
They have fled away together.
They did not stand,
For athe day of their calamity had come upon them,
The time of their punishment.
For they shall march with an army
And come against her with axes,
Like those who chop wood.
“Though it cannot be searched,
Because they are innumerable,
And more numerous than bgrasshoppers.
She shall be delivered into the hand
Of athe people of the north.”
| << Jeremiah 46:21 | Jeremiah 46:23 >> |
American Standard Version
The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Amplified® Bible
The sound [of Egypt fleeing from the enemy] is like the rustling of an escaping serpent, for her foes advance with a mighty army and come against her with axes, like those who fell trees {and} cut wood.
Contemporary English Version
The enemy army will go forward like a swarm of locusts. Your troops will feel helpless, like a snake in a forest
Darby English Version
Her voice shall go like a serpent's; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Good News Bible
Egypt runs away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy's army approaches. They attack her with axes, like people cutting down trees
King James Version
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.
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.
New International Version
Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
like men who cut down trees.
New King James Version
Her noise shall go like a serpent,
For they shall march with an army
And come against her with axes,
Like those who chop wood.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Its sound moves along like a serpent; For they move on like an army And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
Revised Standard Version
"She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; for her enemies march in force, and come against her with axes, like those who fell trees.
Young's Literal Translation
Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.
New English Translation
Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake,1 as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees.
| << Jeremiah 46:21 | Jeremiah 46:23 >> |
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