Jeremiah 46:21-23

New American Standard Bible 1995

²¹ “Also her ^(A)mercenaries in her midst
Are like ^[a]fattened ^(B)calves,
For even they too have turned back and have fled away together;
They did not stand their ground.
For the day of their calamity has come upon them,
The time of their ^(C)punishment.
²² “Its sound moves along like a serpent;
For they move on ^[b]like an army
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
²³ “They have cut down her ^(D)forest,” declares the Lord;
“Surely it will no more be found,
Even though ^[c]they are now more numerous than ^(E)locusts
And are without number.