Jeremías 46:22
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremías Chapter 46 connects to 10 cross-references. Oráculo contra Egipto: la derrota en Carquemis en el 605 a.C. se describe como la caída del ejército del faraón Necao. Nabucodonosor viene como las aguas del Nilo para cubrir la tierra.
Otras traducciones
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.
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.
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.
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