Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Surely it will no more be found,
Even though
And are without number.
King James Version
They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
Holman Bible
this is the Lord’s declaration—
though it is dense,
for they are more numerous than locusts;
they cannot be counted.
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.
A Conservative Version
They shall cut down her forest, says LORD, though it cannot be searched because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
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.
Amplified
“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.
Bible in Basic English
They will be cutting down her woods, for they may not be searched out; because they are like locusts, more than may be numbered.
Darby Translation
They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it be impenetrable; for they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They will cut down her forest," {declares} Yahweh, "for {it is impenetrable}. Yes, they are more numerous than locusts, and {they are without number}.
Modern King James verseion
They shall cut down her forest, says Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts and cannot be counted.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they shall cut down her wood, sayeth the LORD, without any discretion. For they shall be more in number than the grasshoppers, so that no man shall be able to tell them.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
They have cut down her forest Declareth Yahweh, Surely he cannot be searched out, - For they have outnumbered locusts, and cannot be counted.
Webster
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 shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
Youngs 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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 46:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Messages Concerning Egypt
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For they move on
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
“Surely it will no more be found,
Even though
And are without number.
Given over to the
Cross References
Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying in the valley
Judges 6:5
For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, they would come in
Joel 2:25
That the swarming
The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
Isaiah 10:18
And it will be as when a sick man wastes away.
Ezekiel 20:46
“Son of man, set your face toward
Revelation 9:2-10
He opened the