Jeremiah 46:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and [are] innumerable.

Hebrew
They will chop down
כָּרְת֤וּ (kā·rə·ṯū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

her forest,
יַעְרָהּ֙ (ya‘·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

dense
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

though
כִּ֖י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it may be,
יֵֽחָקֵ֑ר (yê·ḥā·qêr)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they are more numerous
רַבּוּ֙ (rab·bū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7231: To cast together, increase, in number, to multiply by the myriad

than locusts;
מֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה (mê·’ar·beh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 697: (a kind of) locust

they cannot
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

be counted.
מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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