NET Bible
"Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees."
— Jeremiah 46:22, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“Her voice shall sound like brass, for they shall hasten with an army, and with axes they shall come against her, as hewers of wood.”
“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.”
“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.”
Pack your bags for exile, you inhabitants of poor dear Egypt. For Memphis will be laid waste. It will lie in ruins and be uninhabited.
Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies.
Even her mercenaries will prove to be like pampered, well-fed calves. For they too will turn and run away. They will not stand their ground when the time for them to be destroyed comes, the time for them to be punished.
Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees.
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.
Poor dear Egypt will be put to shame. She will be handed over to the people from the north.”
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes. I will punish Egypt, its gods, and its kings. I will punish Pharaoh and all who trust in him.