Yeremia 46:22
Jeremiah 46:22 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Misri atatoa sauti kama ya nyoka anayekimbia kadiri adui anavyowasogelea na majeshi, watakuja dhidi yake wakiwa na mashoka, kama watu wakatao miti.
Jeremiah 46:22 in English
Jeremiah 46:22 · Berean Standard 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.
Context
20“Misri ni mtamba mzuri,
lakini kipanga anakuja dhidi yake kutoka kaskazini. 21Askari wake waliokodiwa katika safu zake
wako kama ndama walionenepeshwa.
Wao pia watageuka na kukimbia pamoja,
hawataweza kuhimili vita,
kwa maana siku ya msiba inakuja juu yao,
wakati wao wa kuadhibiwa. 22Misri atatoa sauti kama ya nyoka anayekimbia
kadiri adui anavyowasogelea na majeshi,
watakuja dhidi yake wakiwa na mashoka,
kama watu wakatao miti. 23Wataufyeka msitu wake,”
asema Bwana,
“hata kama umesongamana kiasi gani.
Ni wengi kuliko nzige,
hawawezi kuhesabika. 24Binti wa Misri ataaibishwa,
atatiwa mikononi mwa watu wa kaskazini.”
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