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Jeremiah 46:22 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 46:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 46 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 46:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 46:22
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent (קוֹלָהּ כַּנָּחָשׁ יֵלֵךְ)—Egypt's once-mighty voice is reduced to a serpent's hiss (qolah kannachash), a whisper of former power. This evokes Genesis 3, where the serpent deceived Eve in Egypt-like abundance. They shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood (כִּי בְחַיִל יֵלֵכוּ וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת בָּאוּ לָהּ)—the Babylonians approach with qaraddumot (axes), treating Egypt's armies like a forest to be cleared.The serpent imagery is doubly significant: Egypt was symbolized by the cobra (uraeus) on Pharaoh's crown, represe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 46:22
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“and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit”
“the fir trees rejoice with you”
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth”
“fir tree”
“the Lord”
“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations”
“have you defied the Lord”
“and moan like the daughters of owls.”
“or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.”