他们好像人扬起斧子，砍伐林中的树。

好像人扬起斧子对着林中的树，

好像人扬起斧子对着林中的树，

他们大肆毁坏，好像人抡起斧头砍伐树林。

他们好像那些举起斧子，在树林中砍伐树木的人。

他们像是在树林中挥斧头的人；

他們好像人揚起斧子，砍伐林中的樹。

好像人揚起斧子對着林中的樹，

好像人揚起斧子對着林中的樹，

他們大肆毀壞，好像人掄起斧頭砍伐樹林。

他們好像那些舉起斧子，在樹林中砍伐樹木的人。

在上邊的出入口拿斧子砍了格子籬。

他們像是在樹林中揮斧頭的人；

勢如舉斧、以伐叢林兮、

彼舉斧斤、遍伐林木、以此自誇兮、

觀其所為、如人舉斧砍伐林木、

持斧砍聖門。洋洋無畏忌。

They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.

They acted like people cutting down a forest with axes.

They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees.

They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest.

It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes,

It seems like one bringing up His axe into a forest of trees.

They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees.

They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees.

It was like men in a thicket of trees, wielding axes,

[ A man] was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.

They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.

whose mother was from Dan and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father. (niv)

“ So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.” (niv)

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.They will chop down her forest,” declares the Lord,“ dense though it be. They are more numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted. (niv)