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Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Your crowned are as the locust, and your captains as the great locusts - What he had said summarily under metaphor, the prophet exp…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Your crowned. —The subordinate kings who represent the Assyrian empire in its tributary provinces.

Captains.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What marvelous poetry is this! How terrible! Their soldiers, their rulers, their captains, were as many as the locusts and the grasshoppers; but wh…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

From these words we may learn what the Prophet previously meant when he said that the Assyrians were like locusts or chafers; as if he said, "I kno…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Your crowned men [are] as the locusts
Tributary kings, and hired officers, as some think, who might be distinguished…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Strongholds, even the strongest, are no defense against the judgments of God. They will be unable to do anything for themselves.

The Chaldea…

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