Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joel 1:6

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6. nation —applied to the locusts, rather than "people" ( Proverbs 30:25 ; Proverbs 30:26 ), to mark not only their numbers, but also their savage hostility; and also to prepare the mind of the hearer for the transition to the figurative locusts in the second chapter, namely, the "nation" or Gentile foe coming against Judea (compare Proverbs 30:26- : ). my land —that is, Jehovah's; which never would have been so devastated were I not pleased to inflict punishment ( Joel 2:18 ; Isaiah 14:25 ; Jeremiah 16:18 ; Ezekiel 36:5 ; Ezekiel 38:16 ). strong —as irresistibly sweeping away before its compact body the fruits of man's industry. without number —so Judges 6:5 ; Judges 7:12 , "like grasshoppers (or "locusts") for multitude" ( Jeremiah 46:23 ; Nahum 3:15 ). teeth . . . lion —that is, the locusts are as destructive as a lion; there is no vegetation that can resist their bite (compare Nahum 3:15- : ). PLINY says "they gnaw even the doors of houses." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jol-1-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/jol-1-6

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological