And he shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
Jeremiah 46:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. More versionsKing 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 he shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
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.
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
For they came up with their cattle and their tents, they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea shore for multitude.