Jeremiah 46:20

King James Version (KJV)

Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

Translations

Jeremiah 46:20 - Amplified Bible

Egypt is a very fair heifer [like Apis the bull-god, to which the country is, so to speak, espoused], but destruction [a gadfly] is coming--out of the north it is coming [against her]!

Jeremiah 46:20 - American Standard Version

Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.

Jeremiah 46:20 - Bible in Basic English

Egypt is a fair young cow; but a biting insect has come on her out of the north.

Jeremiah 46:20 - Darby Bible

Egypt is a very fair heifer; the gad-fly cometh, it cometh from the north.

Jeremiah 46:20 - English Standard Version

"A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a biting fly from the north has come upon her.

Jeremiah 46:20 - King James Version

Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

Jeremiah 46:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

Novilla hermosa es Egipto,
mas un tábano del norte viene; ya viene.

Jeremiah 46:20 - The Message

"Too bad, Egypt, a beautiful sleek heifer
   attacked by a horsefly from the north!
All her hired soldiers are stationed to defend her—
   like well-fed calves they are.
But when their lives are on the line, they’ll run off,
   cowards every one.
When the going gets tough,
   they’ll take the easy way out.

Jeremiah 46:20 - New American Standard Bible

"Egypt is a pretty heifer, {But} a horsefly is coming from the north--it is coming!

Jeremiah 46:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Novilla hermosa es Egipto,
Pero un tábano del norte viene; ya está al venir.

Jeremiah 46:20 - World English Bible

Egypt is a very beautiful heifer; [but] destruction out of the north is come, it is come.

Jeremiah 46:20 - Young's Living Translation

A heifer very fair [is] Egypt, Rending from the north doth come into her.

Jeremiah 46:20 - Additional Comments

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