And the Lord shall utter His voice - The prophet had described at length the coming of God’s judgments as a mighty army. But lest in the mid…

His army. —“In every stage of their existence these locusts give a most impressive view of the power of God to punish a wicked wor…

This chapter contains serious exhortations, mixed with threatenings; but the Prophet threatens for the purpose of correcting the indifference of th…

And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army
Either the army of the locusts, whom Pliny ^F21 calls "…

The priests were to alarm the people with the near approach of Divine judgments. It is the work of ministers to warn of the fatal consequences of s…