What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That which the palmerworm hath left, hath the locust eaten - The creatures mentioned here are different kinds of locusts, so named …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That which the palmerworm has left.— The picture is introduced suddenly and graphically. “Behold the desolation!” “Note t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The word of Jehovah which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. He names his father here; it is therefore probable that he was a well-known ma…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That which the palmer worm has left has the locust eaten ,
&c.] These, with the two following, are four kinds of, lo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The oldest people could not remember such calamities as were about to take place. Armies of insects were coming upon the land to eat its fruits. Th…

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