Jeremiah 46:22

King James Version (KJV)

The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Translations

Jeremiah 46:22 - Amplified Bible

The sound [of Egypt fleeing from the enemy] is like the rustling of an escaping serpent, for her foes advance with a mighty army and come against her with axes, like those who fell trees {and} cut wood.

Jeremiah 46:22 - American Standard Version

The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Jeremiah 46:22 - Bible in Basic English

She makes a sound like the hiss of a snake when they come on with strength; they go against her with axes, like wood-cutters.

Jeremiah 46:22 - Darby Bible

Her voice shall go like a serpent`s; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Jeremiah 46:22 - English 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.

Jeremiah 46:22 - King James Version

The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Jeremiah 46:22 - La Biblia de las Americas

Se oye su sonido como el de una serpiente,
pues el enemigo avanza como un ejército;
con hachas, como leñadores, vienen contra ella.

Jeremiah 46:22 - The Message

"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."

Jeremiah 46:22 - New American Standard Bible

"Its sound moves along like a serpent; For they move on like an army And come to her as woodcutters with axes.

Jeremiah 46:22 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Se oye su sonido como el de una serpiente,
Pues el enemigo avanza como un ejército.
Vienen contra ella con hachas, como leñadores.

Jeremiah 46:22 - World English Bible

The sound of it shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.

Jeremiah 46:22 - Young's Living Translation

Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.

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