Both the glory of his forest and his fruitful field, he will consume, both soul and body. It will be like a sick man wasting away.
Jeremiah 46:23 - Tree of Life Version They cut down her forest” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “though it was impenetrable, for they are worse than the locust —they are without number. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Both the glory of his forest and his fruitful field, he will consume, both soul and body. It will be like a sick man wasting away.
I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Also I will set fire to her forest, and it will consume all around her.”
Its sound will hiss like a snake, as they march with an army, and come against her as woodcutters with axes.
“I shall restore to you the years that the locust, the swarming locust, the canker-worm and the caterpillar have eaten— My great army that I sent among you.”
For they would come up with their cattle and their tents, invade like a multitude of locusts. Both they and their camels were innumerable, and they would come to the land to ruin it.
Now the Midianites, the Amalekites and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were countless, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.