New International Version (NIV)
23They will chop down her forest,”
declares the Lord,
“dense though it be.
They are more numerous than locusts,
they cannot be counted.
Jeremiah 46:23
Jeremiah 46:23 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
23“They have cut down her forest,” declares the Lord;
“Certainly it will no longer be found,
Even though they are more numerous than locusts
And are without number.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
23“They have cut down her forest,” says the Lord;
“Certainly it will no longer be found,
Because they (the invaders) are more numerous than locusts
And cannot be counted.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
23They will chop down her forest, declares the Lord,
dense though it may be,
for they are more numerous than locusts;
they cannot be counted.
American Standard Version (ASV)
23They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
23They shall cut downe her forest, saith the Lord: for they cannot be counted, because they are moe then ye grashoppers, and are innumerable.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
23They will cut down her forest,” says Yahweh,
“though it can’t be searched;
because they are more than the locusts,
and are innumerable.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
23Egypt is like a thick forest.
But they will chop it down,” announces the Lord.
“There are more of their enemies than there are locusts.
In fact, they can’t even be counted.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
23Egypt's soldiers are as many as the trees in a great forest.
But the enemy's soldiers will cut them down.
Their army is like a hungry crowd of locusts.
They are too many to count.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
23They have cut down her forest, || A declaration of YHWH, || For it is not searched, || For they have been more than the grasshopper, || And they have no numbering.