Jeremiah 46:23

KJ21

They shall cut down her forest,” saith the Lord, “though it cannot be searched, because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

ASV

They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

AMP

“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.

AMPC

They shall cut down her forest, says the Lord, though it is impenetrable, because they [the invading army] are more numerous than locusts and cannot be counted.

BRG

They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

CSB

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.

CSBA

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.

CEB

They destroy her dense forest, though it is vast, because they outnumber locusts and can’t be counted, declares the Lord.

CJB

They cut down her forest,” says Adonai, “for they cannot be numbered; yes, there are more of them than locusts, far too many to count.

CEV

when men with axes start chopping down trees. It can only hiss and try to escape.

DARBY

They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it be impenetrable; for they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.

DRA

They have cut down her forest, saith the Lord, which cannot be counted: they are multiplied above locusts, and are without number.

ERV

This is what the Lord says: “They will chop down Egypt’s forest. There are many trees in that forest, but they will all be cut down. There are more enemy soldiers than locusts. There are so many soldiers that no one can count them.

EASY

Egypt's soldiers are as many as the trees in a great forest. But the enemy's soldiers will cut them down. Their army is like a hungry crowd of locusts. They are too many to count.

EHV

They will cut down her forest, declares the Lord, though it is impenetrable, even though they are more numerous than locusts, even though they are too many to count.

ESV

They shall cut down her forest, declares the Lord, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.

ESVUK

They shall cut down her forest, declares the Lord, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.

EXB

They will ·chop [cut] down her forest [^CEgypt’s army] ·as if it were a great forest [or for they cannot be numbered; ^Ccould refer either to the Babylonians or the Egyptians],” says the Lord. “There are more [^Cenemy soldiers] than locusts; there are too many to count.

GNV

They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord: for they cannot be counted, because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

They will cut down the forest,” declares the Lord, “since Egypt can’t be found. They are more numerous than locusts; they can’t be counted.

GNT

and destroying a thick forest. Their soldiers are too many to count; they outnumber the locusts.

HCSB

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.

ICB

They will chop down Egypt’s army as if it were a great forest,” says the Lord. “There are more enemy soldiers than locusts. There are too many soldiers to count.

ISV

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.

JUB

They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, for they cannot be counted because they are more than the locusts; they are innumerable.

KJV

They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

AKJV

They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

LSB

They have cut down her forest,” declares Yahweh; “Surely it will no longer be searched out, Even though they are now more numerous than locusts And are without number.

LEB

They will cut down her forest,” declares Yahweh, “for it is impenetrable. Yes, they are more numerous than locusts, and they are without number.

TLB

Silent as a serpent gliding away, Egypt flees; the invading army marches in. The numberless soldiers cut down your people like woodsmen who clear a forest of its trees.

MSG

“Egypt will slither and hiss like a snake as the enemy army comes in force. They will rush in, swinging axes like lumberjacks cutting down trees. They’ll level the country”—God’s Decree—“nothing and no one standing for as far as you can see. The invaders will be a swarm of locusts, innumerable, past counting. Daughter Egypt will be ravished, raped by vandals from the north.”

MEV

They have cut down her forest, says the Lord. Surely it will not be found any more, even though they are now more numerous than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

NOG

They will cut down the forest,” declares Yahweh, “since Egypt can’t be found. They are more numerous than locusts; they can’t be counted.

NABRE

They cut down her forest—oracle of the Lord— impenetrable though it be; More numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted.

NASB

They have cut down her forest,” declares the Lord; “Certainly it will no longer be found, Even though they are more numerous than locusts And are without number.

NASB1995

“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.

NCB

They will cut down her forest, says the Lord, even though it appears impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are beyond counting.

NCV

They will chop down Egypt’s army as if it were a great forest,” says the Lord. “There are more enemy soldiers than locusts; there are too many to count.

NET

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.

NIRV

Egypt is like a thick forest. But they will chop it down,” announces the Lord. “There are more of their enemies than there are locusts. In fact, they can’t even be counted.

NIV

They will chop down her forest,” declares the Lord, “dense though it be. They are more numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted.

NIVUK

They will chop down her forest,’ declares the Lord, ‘dense though it be. They are more numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted.

NKJV

“They shall cut down her forest,” says the Lord, “Though it cannot be searched, Because they are innumerable, And more numerous than grasshoppers.

NLV

They will cut down all her trees,” says the Lord, “even though there are so many. There are more trees than locusts, too many to number.

NLT

They will cut down her people like trees,” says the Lord, “for they are more numerous than locusts.

NRSVA