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.
DRAHer voice shall sound like brass, for they shall hasten with an army, and with axes they shall come against her, as hewers of wood.
FBVThe Egyptians will retreat with a rustle like a snake sliding away, because the enemy will attack them with axes, coming at them like wood-cutters chopping down trees.
GNVThe voyce thereof shall goe foorth like a serpent: for they shall march with an armie, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
JPSThe sound thereof shall go like the serpent's; for they march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
LSVIts voice goes on as a serpent, || For they go with a force, || And they have come in to her with axes, || As hewers of trees.
NASB“Its sound moves along like a serpent; For they move on like an army And come to her as woodcutters with axes.NASB 2020
Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent as the enemy advances in force; they will come against her with axes, like men who cut down trees.
OJBThe noise thereof shall go like a nachash; for they [her enemies] shall march in force, and come against her with axes, as choppers of wood.
T4TThe soldiers of Egypt will run away, as silently as a snake scurries/crawls away. The army of the enemy will advance; they will march along carrying their axes like [SIM] men who cut down trees.