KJV
ASV
23. They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
ESV
23. They shall cut down her forest, declares the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.
ERVEN
23. This is what the Lord says: "They will chop down Egypt's forest. There are many trees in that forest, but they will all be cut down. There are more enemy soldiers than locusts. There are so many soldiers that no one can count them.
NLT
23. They will cut down her people like trees," says the LORD, "for they are more numerous than locusts.
WEB
23. They shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
NET
23. The population of Egypt is like a vast, impenetrable forest. But I, the LORD, affirm that the enemy will cut them down. For those who chop them down will be more numerous than locusts. They will be too numerous to count.
NLV
23. They will cut down all her trees," says the Lord, "even though there are so many. There are more trees than locusts, too many to number.
HCSB
23. They will cut down her forest-- [this is] the LORD's declaration-- though it is dense, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.
YLT
23. They have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering.
LITV
23. They have cut down her forest, says Jehovah, though it cannot be searched, because they are more than the locusts, and there is no number to them.
RV
23. They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
NCV
23. They will chop down Egypt's army as if it were a great forest," says the Lord. "There are more enemy soldiers than locusts; there are too many to count.
MKJV
23. They shall cut down her forest, says Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts and cannot be counted.
AKJV
23. They shall cut down her forest, said the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
LXXEN
KJV
23. They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and [are] innumerable.
AMP
23. They shall cut down her forest, says the Lord, though it is impenetrable, because they [the invading army] are more numerous than locusts and cannot be counted.
KJVP
23. They shall cut down H3772 her forest H3293 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 EDS , though H3588 CONJ it cannot H3808 NADV be searched H2713 ; because H3588 CONJ they are more H7231 than the grasshoppers H697 , and [ are ] innumerable H369 W-NPAR .
YLT
23. They have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering.
ASV
23. They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
WEB
23. They shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
NASB
23. They cut down her forest, says the LORD, impenetrable though it be; More numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted.
ESV
23. They shall cut down her forest, declares the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.
RV
23. They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
RSV
23. They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.
NKJV
23. "They shall cut down her forest," says the LORD, "Though it cannot be searched, Because they [are] innumerable, And more numerous than grasshoppers.
MKJV
23. They shall cut down her forest, says Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts and cannot be counted.
AKJV
23. They shall cut down her forest, said the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
NRSV
23. They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.
NIV
23. They will chop down her forest," declares the LORD, "dense though it be. They are more numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted.
NIRV
23. Egypt is like a thick forest. But they will chop it down," announces the Lord. "There are more of them than there are locusts. In fact, they can't even be counted.
NLT
23. They will cut down her people like trees," says the LORD, "for they are more numerous than locusts.
MSG
23. They'll level the country"--GOD's Decree--"nothing and no one standing for as far as you can see. The invaders will be a swarm of locusts, innumerable, past counting.
GNB
23. and destroying a thick forest. Their soldiers are too many to count; they outnumber the locusts.
NET
23. The population of Egypt is like a vast, impenetrable forest. But I, the LORD, affirm that the enemy will cut them down. For those who chop them down will be more numerous than locusts. They will be too numerous to count.
ERVEN
23. This is what the Lord says: "They will chop down Egypt's forest. There are many trees in that forest, but they will all be cut down. There are more enemy soldiers than locusts. There are so many soldiers that no one can count them.