Jeremiah 46:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.

King James 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.

Hebrew
Egypt will hiss
קוֹלָ֖הּ (qō·w·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

like a slithering
יֵלֵ֑ךְ (yê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

snake,
כַּנָּחָ֣שׁ (kan·nā·ḥāš)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5175: A serpent

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the enemy will advance
יֵלֵ֔כוּ (yê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in force;
בְחַ֣יִל (ḇə·ḥa·yil)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

with axes
וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙ (ū·ḇə·qar·dum·mō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7134: An axe

they will come
בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

against her
לָ֔הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

like woodsmen cutting down trees.
כְּחֹטְבֵ֖י (kə·ḥō·ṭə·ḇê)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2404: To cut or gather wood

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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