Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
For they move on
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
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.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative 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.
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
“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 like woodcutters with axes.
Bible in Basic English
She makes a sound like the hiss of a snake when they come on with strength; they go against her with axes, like wood-cutters.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Her voice shall go as the serpent; for with an army in the sand they shall go, and with axes they came to her, as they hewing wood.
King James 2000
Her sound shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, like hewers of wood.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Her sound [is] like a snake [that] glides away, for they march in force. And with axes they come to her like those who chop trees.
Modern King James verseion
Its sound is like a serpent's going, for they shall go in force and come against her with axes like woodcutters.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The cry of their enemies shall make a noise, as the blast of a trumpet. For they shall enter in with their host, and come with axes, as it were hewers-down of wood.
New Heart English Bible
The sound of it shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.
The Emphasized Bible
Her noise, like a serpent, departeth, - For, with a force, they advance, And with axes, have they come against her, like them who fell trees:
Webster
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.
World English Bible
The sound of it shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Interlinear
Yalak
Yalak
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 46:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Messages Concerning Egypt
21 Even her mercenaries will prove to be like pampered, well-fed calves. For they too will turn and run away. They will not stand their ground when the time for them to be destroyed comes, the time for them to be punished. 22 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. 23 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.
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:8
The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing, 'Since you fell asleep, no woodsman comes up to chop us down!'
Isaiah 29:4
You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation.
Isaiah 10:15
Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
Isaiah 10:33-34
Look, the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, is ready to cut off the branches with terrifying power. The tallest trees will be cut down, the loftiest ones will be brought low.
Isaiah 37:24
Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, 'With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods.
Jeremiah 51:20-23
"Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.
Micah 1:8
For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
Micah 7:16
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
Zechariah 11:2
Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.