23. her forest — ( :- ). though it cannot be searched —They cut down her forest, dense and unsearchable ( Job 5:9 ; Job 9:10 ; Job 36:26 ) as it may seem: referring to the thickly set cities of Egypt, which were at that time a thousand and twenty. The Hebrew particle is properly, "for," "because." because —the reason why the Chaldeans shall be able to cut down so dense a forest of cities as Egypt: they themselves are countless in numbers. grasshoppers —locusts ( Judges 6:5 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-24" class="com-number"
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