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For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.
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An Invasion of Locusts
Multiple commentators emphasize that the invaders are compared to "locusts," not merely grasshoppers. This specific image was meant to evoke the terror of a biblical plague, like those in Exodus and Joel. It signifies an overwhelming, unstoppable, and utterly destructive force that consumes everything in its path.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Grasshoppers - Rather locusts (compare Exodus 10:4-6, Exodus 10:14–15; Joel 1:0; Joel 2:0; [Reference Psa…
19th Century
Anglican
As grasshoppers. —See Judges 7:12. Rather, as locusts. The magnificent imagery of Joel 2:2-11 enables us to real…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For they came up with their cattle, and their tents Brought their flocks and their herds with them, to eat up the in…
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