Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees. Cross References Joshua 9:21 They continued, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation." So the leaders kept their promise. Psalm 74:5 like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees Jeremiah 46:21 Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them--the time of their punishment. Jeremiah 46:23 They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. Treasury of Scripture 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. voice Isaiah 29:4 Micah 1:8 Micah 7:16 and come Jeremiah 51:20-23 Isaiah 10:15,33,34 Isaiah 14:8 |