Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“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.

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

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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּרת 
Karath 
Usage: 287

יער 
Ya`ar 
Usage: 58

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord

Usage: 0

חקר 
Chaqar 
Usage: 27

ארבּה 
'arbeh 
Usage: 24

Context Readings

Messages Concerning Egypt

22 Egypt will hiss like a snake as it slithers away. Its enemies will come with full force. They will attack it with axes like those who chop wood. 23 “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.
24 The people of Egypt will be put to shame. They will be handed over to the people from the north.'

Cross References

Judges 7:12

The Midianites, the Amalekites, and the desert tribesmen were spread out in the valley like a swarm of locusts. They had so many camels they could not be counted. They were as plentiful as there are grains of sand on the seashore.

Judges 6:5

They came with their livestock and tents, as thick as locusts. It was impossible to count the men and their camels. They entered the land and destroyed it.

Joel 2:25

I will make up to you the years that the locust has eaten, my great army that I sent among you.

Isaiah 10:18

It will completely destroy the splendor of his forests and fertile fields, as when a sick man wastes away.

Ezekiel 20:46

Son of man, turn to the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest in the Negev.

Revelation 9:2-10

He opened the bottomless pit. Smoke came out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace. The smoke from the pit darkened the sun and the air.

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