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He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, Their labor to the locust.
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The Devouring Plague
Commentators explain that the 'caterpillar' and 'locust' refer to the eighth plague God sent upon Egypt (Exodus 10). The Hebrew word for 'caterpillar' likely describes a specific type or developmental stage of the locust, emphasizing its role as a 'devourer' that consumed all the fruit of the Egyptians' labor.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar - The increase or the produce of their fields (Exodus 10:12–14). The w…
19th Century
Anglican
Caterpillar. —Hebrew, chasîl. (See 1 Kings 8:37.) Probably the locust in the larva or p…
Baptist
He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust. He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore tree…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar A kind of locust, and the same with the locust in the next clause; …
Let not those who receive mercy from God be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those wh…
