Jeremiah 46:20
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.
In context
18 As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
19 Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.
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.
22 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.
Jeremiah 46:20 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.
- KJV King James Version
- Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
- WEB World English Bible
- “Egypt is a very beautiful heifer; but destruction out of the north has come. It has come.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A heifer very fair [is] Egypt, Rending from the north doth come into her.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Egypt is a very fair heifer; the gad-fly cometh, it cometh from the north.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.