Jeremiah 46:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They're going to completely destroy her forest, says the Lord, even though it seems impossible to get through. There are so many of them — more than a swarm of locusts, literally countless.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When God decides judgment is coming, no defense is strong enough to stop it.

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