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They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
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An Inescapable Judgment
Commentators explain that this verse depicts a total and inescapable invasion. The locusts, acting as God's army, overwhelm every defense—city walls, houses, and even windows. This illustrates the comprehensive nature of God's judgment, leaving no place to hide when a people's sin has reached its limit. Historical accounts confirm that locust swarms behave in this exact, relentless manner.
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Joel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They shall run to and fro in the city. — “The city,” unquestionably, is Jerusalem. So to the Romans, “the city” meant Rome; to the …
19th Century
Anglican
They shall run like mighty men—The onward irresistible march of the invaders is graphically described by the illustration…
16th Century
Protestant
This chapter contains serious exhortations, mixed with threatenings; but the Prophet threatens for the purpose of correcting the indifference of th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They shall run to and fro in the city Leap about from place to place, as locusts do; see (Isaiah 33:4); …
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…