Jeremiah 46:23

New English Translation

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.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:18

The splendor of his forest and his orchard will be completely destroyed, as when a sick man’s life ebbs away.

Jeremiah 21:14

But I will punish you as your deeds deserve,’ says the Lord. ‘I will set fire to your palace; it will burn up everything around it.’”

Jeremiah 46:22

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.

Ezekiel 20:46

“Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

Joel 2:25

I will make up for the years that the ‘arbeh-locust consumed your crops – the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust – my great army that I sent against you.

Judges 6:5

When they invaded with their cattle and tents, they were as thick as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted. They came to devour the land.

Judges 7:12

Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east covered the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels could not be counted; they were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore.