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Jeremiah 46:23

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23“They have cut down her aforest,” declares Yahweh;

“Surely it will no longer be searched out,

Even though 1they are now more numerous than blocusts

And are without number.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Trees of the forest, the Egyptians

Cross references

  1. aJer 21:14
  2. bJudg 6:5; 7:12; Joel 2:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall cut down her forest,

declares the Lord,

though it is impenetrable,

because they are more numerous than locusts;

they are without number.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They will chop down her forest,”

declares the Lord,

“dense though it be.

They are more numerous than locusts,

they cannot be counted.

CSBChristian Standard 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

They will cut down her people like trees,” says the Lord,

“for they are more numerous than locusts.

LEBThe Lexham English 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.

KJV 1900King 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.