Jeremiah 46:22

“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.”

"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." - Jeremiah 46:22
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What does Jeremiah 46:22 mean?

Jeremiah 46:22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." To fully grasp the meaning of this verse, it is important to understand the historical…

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The Serpent's Voice: A Call to Vigilance

In the depths of the Book of Jeremiah, a prophetic voice emerges, mourning the destruction and foretelling the doom of Egypt through the eyes of God. Jeremiah 46:22 (KJV) states, "The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her…

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A Prayer for Strength and Victory in Battles

Heavenly Father, Almighty God, we come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and strength as we navigate the challenges that lie ahead. We reflect on Your word found in Jeremiah 46:22, where it says, "The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall…

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Jeremiah 46:22 - "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."
Jeremiah 46:1 - "The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;"
Jeremiah 46:13 - "¶ The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt."
Jeremiah 46:3 - "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle."
Jeremiah 46:20 - "Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north."
Jeremiah 46:7 - "Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?"
Genesis 46:22 - "These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen."
Jeremiah 50:46 - "At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations."
"The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;" - Jeremiah 46:1
Jeremiah 46:15 - "Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them."
Jeremiah 46:24 - "The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north."
Jeremiah 46:17 - "They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed."
2 Samuel 22:46 - "Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places."
Jeremiah 48:46 - "Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives."
Jeremiah 46:19 - "O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant."
Jeremiah 46:23 - "They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable."
Luke 22:46 - "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."
Jeremiah 46:4 - "Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines."
1 Kings 22:46 - "And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land."
Ezekiel 46:22 - "In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure."
Jeremiah 46:6 - "Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates."
"Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle." - Jeremiah 46:3
Jehoiachin in Jeremiah 22:22-30
"¶ The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt." - Jeremiah 46:13
Jeremiah 46:14 - "Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee."
Jeremiah 46:11 - "Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured."
Jeremiah 46:18 - "As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come."
"Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?" - Jeremiah 46:7
Matthew 22:46 - "And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions."