Translations
Modern
They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.
Traditional
They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
Literal
They will cut down her forest, a declaration of YHWH, though it cannot be searched, for they are more numerous than locusts, and there is not for them numbering!
Latin
Succiderunt saltum ejus, ait Dominus, qui supputari non potest: multiplicati sunt super locustas, et non est eis numerus.
Original
Hebrew
English
They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.
Notes
The image of a serpent slithering away shows the fear that took over Egypt. The invaders attacked the people fiercely, like woodsmen chopping wood, after entering the country like a swarm of locusts.
The defeat at Carchemish caused chaos in Egypt and its armies. The Lord was judging Egypt.
Theme notes and profiles
Nebuchadnezzar II Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Hophra Jeremiah (Person) Locusts Nations Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Necho, Nechoh, Neco, Necoh Oholah and Oholibah
Topics
Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Forests: Often Destroyed by Enemies Locust: Figurative Locust: Translated |Grasshopper|