Jeremiah 46:22 in Other Translations
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
She makes a sound like the hiss of a snake when they come on with strength; they go against her with axes, like wood-cutters.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Her voice shall go like a serpent's; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
World English Bible (WEB)
The sound of it shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.
| The voice | קוֹלָ֖הּ | qôlāh | koh-LA |
| thereof shall go | כַּנָּחָ֣שׁ | kannāḥāš | ka-na-HAHSH |
| serpent; a like | יֵלֵ֑ךְ | yēlēk | yay-LAKE |
| for | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| they shall march | בְחַ֣יִל | bĕḥayil | veh-HA-yeel |
| army, an with | יֵלֵ֔כוּ | yēlēkû | yay-LAY-hoo |
| and come | וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ | ûbĕqardummôt | oo-veh-kahr-doo-MOTE |
| axes, with her against | בָּ֣אוּ | bāʾû | BA-oo |
| as hewers | לָ֔הּ | lāh | la |
| of wood. | כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י | kĕḥōṭĕbê | keh-hoh-teh-VAY |
| עֵצִֽים׃ | ʿēṣîm | ay-TSEEM |