and consume the esteem of his forest and of his fertile field, both life and flesh. And they shall be as when a sick man wastes away,
Jeremiah 46:23 - The Scriptures 2009 “They shall cut down her forest,” declares יהוה, “for it is not searched, because they are more numerous than locusts, and without number. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. Common English Bible They destroy her dense forest, though it is vast, because they outnumber locusts and can’t be counted, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version They have cut down her forest, says the Lord, which was not able to be counted. They have been multiplied more than locusts, and they are without number. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They have cut down her forest, saith the Lord, which cannot be counted: they are multiplied above locusts and are without number. |
and consume the esteem of his forest and of his fertile field, both life and flesh. And they shall be as when a sick man wastes away,
“And I shall punish you according to the fruit of your deeds,” declares יהוה. “And I shall kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall consume all that is around her.” ’ ”
“Its sound moves along like a serpent, for they move on like an army and come against her with axes, like woodcutters.
“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop word against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South.
“Then I shall repay you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, and the consuming locust, and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you.
For they came up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts. And they and their camels were without number. And they came into the land to destroy it.
And Miḏyan and Amalĕq, and all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as many as locusts. And their camels were as numerous as the sand by the seashore.