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For a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, And he has the fangs of a lioness.
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A Two-Layered Invasion
Most commentators agree that the "nation" described has a dual meaning. On one level, it refers to a literal, overwhelming plague of locusts. On another, these locusts serve as a powerful emblem of a future invasion by a human army, likely the Chaldeans. This shows how God can use events in nature to foreshadow and warn of coming historical judgments.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For a nation has come up upon my land - He calls this scourge of God a “nation,” giving them the title most commonly used in Holy Scripture …
19th Century
Anglican
A nation. —It was not uncommon with Hebrew writers to apply the name people or folk to animals, as, The ants are a people not …
16th Century
Protestant
I repeat, I do not approve of what some think, that punishment not yet inflicted is proclaimed here against the people. On the contrary, in my view…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For a nation is come up upon my land A nation of locusts, so called from their great numbers, and coming from foreig…
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…
