22 The voice thereof shall go forth like a [a]serpent: for they shall march with an army, and come against [b]her with axes, as hewers of wood.

23 They shall cut down [c]her forest, saith the Lord: for they cannot be counted, because they are more than the [d]grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

24 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded: she shall be delivered into the hands of the people of the North.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:22 They shall be scarce able to speak for fear of the Chaldeans.
  2. Jeremiah 46:22 Meaning, Egypt.
  3. Jeremiah 46:23 That is, they shall slay the great and mighty men of power.
  4. Jeremiah 46:23 To wit, Nebuchadnezzar’s army.

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