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Jeremiah 46:22

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22kThe voice thereof shall go llike a serpent;

For they shall march with an army,

And come against her with axes, mas hewers of wood.

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Footnotes

  1. kComp. Isai. 29:4.
  2. lMic. 7:17. Comp. Isai. 27:1. & 51:9. Ezek. 29:3.
  3. mIsai. 10:34. So Isai. 14:8. & 37:24.

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Egypt will hiss like a slithering snake,

for the enemy will come with an army;

with axes they will come against her

like those who cut trees.

NLTNew Living Translation

Egypt flees, silent as a serpent gliding away.

The invading army marches in;

they come against her with axes like woodsmen.

LEBThe Lexham English 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.