For they would come up with their cattle and their tents, coming like locusts for number; both they and their camels could not be counted; so that they wasted the land as they came in.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Grasshoppers - Rather locusts (compare Exodus 10:4-6, Exodus 10:14–15; Joel 1:0; Joel 2:0; [Reference Psa…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

As grasshoppers. —See Judges 7:12. Rather, as locusts. The magnificent imagery of Joel 2:2-11 enables us to real…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For they came up with their cattle, and their tents
Brought their flocks and their herds with them, to eat up the in…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Israel's sin was renewed, and Israel's troubles were repeated. Let all who sin expect to suffer. The Israelites hid themselves in dens and caves; s…

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