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Jeremiah 46:23 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Jeremiah 46:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 46 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable .”
Jeremiah 46:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 46:23
They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched (כָּרְתוּ יַעְרָהּ נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי לֹא יֵחָקֵר)—The verb karatu (cut down) continues the timber metaphor, with yaarah (her forest) representing Egypt's dense population or military forces. The phrase lo yechaqer (cannot be searched/penetrated) emphasizes the forest's seeming impenetrability. Yet they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable (כִּי רַבּוּ מֵאַרְבֶּה וְאֵין לָהֶם מִסְפָּר)—Babylon's forces (rabbu me'arbeh) outnumber even locusts.This reverses Egypt's eighth plague (Exodus 10:1-20), where loc...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 46:23
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“as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude.”
“For they came up with their cattle and their tents”
“the great locust”
“set your face toward the south”
“and smoke went up out of the pit”
“and of his fruitful field”