22 “Its sound moves along like a serpent;
For they move on [a]like an army
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
23 “They have cut down her (A)forest,” declares the Lord;
“Surely it will no more be found,
Even though [b]they are now more numerous than (B)locusts
And are without number.
24 “The daughter of Egypt has been put to shame,
Given over to the [c]power of the (C)people of the north.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:22 Or in force
  2. Jeremiah 46:23 I.e. trees of the forest, the Egyptians
  3. Jeremiah 46:24 Lit hand