Jeremiah 46:22

Jeremiah 46:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent as the enemy advances in force; they will come against her with axes, like men who cut down trees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; for her enemies march in force and come against her with axes like those who fell trees.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Her noise shall go like a serpent, For they shall march with an army And come against her with axes, Like those who chop wood.

Context of Jeremiah 46:22

20Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies. 21Even 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. 23The 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. 24Poor dear Egypt will be put to shame. She will be handed over to the people from the north.”

Jeremiah 46:22 word by word

קוֹלָ֖הּ כַּנָּחָ֣שׁ יֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־בְחַ֣יִל יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔הּ כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י עֵצִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• thereof shall goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• like a serpentנָחָשׁnâchâsh · serpentH5175
• with an armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• and comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• against her with axesקַרְדֹּםqardôm · axeH7134
• as hewersחָטַבchâţab · to chopH2404
• of woodעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086

Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:22

• Isaiah 29:4You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation.
• Micah 1:8For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
• Micah 7:16Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
• Jeremiah 51:20“Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.
• Isaiah 10:15Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
• Isaiah 14:8The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing, ‘Since you fell asleep, no woodsman comes up to chop us down!’
• Isaiah 37:24Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, ‘With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods.
• Zechariah 11:2Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The voice - shall go like a serpent - See Isaiah 29:4; (note), and the note there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The voice thereof - Her voice, i. e., the voice of Egypt. The word here probably means the busy sound of life and activity in the towns of Egypt, the tramping of her hosts, and the turmoil of camp and city. All this at the approach of the Chaldaean army shall depart, as the snake flees away when disturbed in its haunts by the wood-cutters. March with an army - Advance with might. With axes - The comparison of the Chaldaean warriors to woodcutters arose…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-28Verses 13-28 Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only correct them in measure; and will not punish them with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23The image of a serpent slithering away shows the fear that took over Egypt. The invaders attacked the people fiercely, like woodsmen chopping wood, after entering the country like a swarm of locusts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2613-26. Prophecy of the invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, which took place sixteen years after the taking of Jerusalem. Having spent thirteen years in the siege of Tyre, and having obtained nothing for his pains, he is promised by God Egypt for his reward in humbling Tyre (Eze 29:17-20; 30:1-31:18). The intestine commotions between Amasis and Pharaoh-hophra prepared his way (compare Note, see on Is 19:1, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 46:22

• Ax
• Babylon

In the dictionaries

• Harness
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Ax (axe); Ax-Head
• Ezekiel
• Hewer
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings