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After them came the hopping locusts, and then the stripping locusts, too! <a href="/esv/joel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten, and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten. <a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. <a href="/kjv/joel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. <a href="/nkjv/joel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten; And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten. <a href="/nasb_/joel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten. <a href="/nasb/joel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten. <a href="/nasb77/joel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten. <a href="/lsb/joel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has consumed; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has consumed; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has consumed. <a href="/amp/joel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten [in judgment of Judah]. <a href="/csb/joel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. <a href="/hcsb/joel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. <a href="/asv/joel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. <a href="/cev/joel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Swarm after swarm of locusts has attacked our crops, eating everything in sight. <a href="/erv/joel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. <a href="/gwt/joel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> What young locusts leave, mature locusts will eat. What mature locusts leave, adult locusts will eat. What adult locusts leave, grasshoppers will eat. <a href="/gnt/joel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Swarm after swarm of locusts settled on the crops; what one swarm left, the next swarm devoured. <a href="/isv/joel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Whatever the devouring locust left behind the locust swarm has consumed! Whatever the locust swarm has left behind, the young locust has consumed! Whatever the young locust has left behind, the ravaging locust has consumed!" <a href="/msb/joel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. <a href="/net/joel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> What the gazam -locust left the 'arbeh -locust consumed, what the 'arbeh -locust left the yeleq -locust consumed, and what the yeleq -locust left the hasil -locust consumed! <a href="/nheb/joel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten. <a href="/wbt/joel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. <a href="/web/joel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> What is left of the palmer-worm, the locust has eaten, "" And what is left of the locust, "" The cankerworm has eaten, "" And what is left of the cankerworm, "" The caterpillar has eaten. <a href="/ylt/joel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> What is left of the palmer-worm, eaten hath the locust, And what is left of the locust, Eaten hath the cankerworm, And what is left of the cankerworm, Eaten hath the caterpillar. <a href="/slt/joel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The residue of the creeping locust the common locust ate; and the residue of the common locust the feeder ate; and the residue of the feeder the devourer ate.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed. <a href="/cpdv/joel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The locust has eaten what the caterpillar has left, and the beetle has eaten what the locust has left, and the mildew has eaten what the beetle has left. <a href="/nabre/joel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> What the cutter left, the swarming locust has devoured; What the swarming locust left, the hopper has devoured; What the hopper left, the consuming locust has devoured. <a href="/nrsvce/joel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten, and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> What the palmerworm has left, the locust has eaten; and what the swarming locust has left, the crawling locust has eaten; and what the crawling locust has left, the cankerworm has eaten. <a href="/hpbt/joel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Anything that is left of the palmer worm the flying locust has eaten, and anything that is left of the flying locust the crawling locust has eaten and anything that is left of the crawling locust the locust has eaten<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; And that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; And that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. <a href="/sep/joel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The leavings of the caterpillar has the locust eaten, and the leavings of the locust has the palmerworm eaten, and the leavings of the palmerworm has the cankerworm eaten. <a href="/parallel/joel/1-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=25" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">The Invasion of Locusts</a> …3Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation. 4<a href="/hebrew/1501.htm" title="1501: hag·gā·zām (Art:: N-ms) -- Locusts. From an unused root meaning to devour; a kind of locust.">What the devouring locust</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: ye·ṯer (N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">has left,</a> <a href="/hebrew/697.htm" title="697: hā·’ar·beh (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From rabah; a locust.">the swarming locust</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">has eaten;</a> <a href="/hebrew/697.htm" title="697: hā·’ar·beh (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From rabah; a locust.">what the swarming locust</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: wə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">has left,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3218.htm" title="3218: hay·yā·leq (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust.">the young locust</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">has eaten;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3218.htm" title="3218: hay·ye·leq (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust.">and what the young locust</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: wə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">has left,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2625.htm" title="2625: he·ḥā·sîl (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From chacal; the ravager, i.e. A locust.">the destroying locust</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">has eaten.</a> 5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.” / So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts. / The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be. ... <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a> “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38-42</a> You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. / You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. / You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off. ... <a href="/revelation/9-3.htm">Revelation 9:3-10</a> And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. / They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. / The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion. ... <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Isaiah 33:4</a> Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it. <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Jeremiah 51:14</a> The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.” <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Nahum 3:15-17</a> There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust! / You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. / Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where. <a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Revelation 9:7-8</a> And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. / They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34-35</a> He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number. / They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. <a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a> “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Jeremiah 46:23</a> They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, <a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a> Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-3</a> Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word. <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9</a> You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That which the palmerworm has left has the locust eaten; and that which the locust has left has the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm has left has the caterpillar eaten.That which the palmer-worm hath left.<a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a> And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.<a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a> I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.<a href="/exodus/10-4.htm">Exodus 10:4</a> Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:the locust eaten.<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38,42</a> Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it… <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37</a> If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;the canker-worm eaten.<a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Nahum 3:15-17</a> There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts… the caterpillar.<a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Isaiah 33:4</a> And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.<a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Jeremiah 51:14,27</a> The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Cankerworm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Canker-Worm</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Caterpiller</a> <a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Gnawing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">Hopping</a> <a href="/psalms/109-23.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Palmerworm</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Palmer-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Plant-Worm</a> <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Stripping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Swarm</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Cankerworm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Canker-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Caterpiller</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-17.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Gnawing</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/joel/1-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">Hopping</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/joel/1-9.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Palmerworm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Palmer-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Plant-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Stripping</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Swarm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 1</div>1. <a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,</a> 8. <a href="/joel/1-8.htm">and to mourn.</a> 14. <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Locust plagues were well-known in the region and often symbolized divine judgment. The "devouring locust" represents the initial wave of destruction, consuming crops and vegetation. In the biblical context, locusts are frequently used as instruments of God's judgment (<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a>). This imagery underscores the severity of the calamity facing Israel, emphasizing the totality of the destruction.the swarming locust has eaten The "swarming locust" signifies a second wave of devastation, following the initial destruction. This reflects the relentless nature of the judgment, as each successive group of locusts continues the work of the previous one. The swarming nature of these locusts highlights the overwhelming and inescapable nature of the disaster. In a broader biblical context, swarming locusts can symbolize overwhelming forces or armies (<a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Judges 6:5</a>), further emphasizing the theme of divine retribution.what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten The "young locust" represents a third stage in the locust plague, indicating that even the remnants left by the previous waves are not spared. This phrase suggests a thorough and complete devastation, leaving no hope for recovery. The use of "young locust" may also imply a new generation, indicating that the destruction is ongoing and persistent. This relentless cycle of destruction serves as a metaphor for the consequences of sin and disobedience, as seen in other prophetic writings (<a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a>).and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten The "destroying locust" completes the cycle of devastation, ensuring that nothing is left untouched. This final wave of destruction underscores the totality and finality of the judgment. In the broader biblical narrative, such complete destruction often precedes a call to repentance and restoration (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">2 Chronicles 7:13-14</a>). The imagery of the destroying locust can also be seen as a type of ultimate judgment, pointing to the need for divine intervention and redemption, themes that are fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a> The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, the primary audience of Joel's prophecy. 3. <a href="/topical/l/locust_plague.htm">Locust Plague</a> A devastating event symbolizing judgment and calling for repentance, described in escalating stages of destruction. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority behind the message, using natural events to communicate spiritual truths. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Represents the physical and spiritual state of the people, suffering due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is real and can manifest in various forms, including natural disasters. It serves as a call to repentance and spiritual awakening. <a href="/topical/s/stages_of_destruction.htm">Stages of Destruction</a> The progressive nature of the locust plague illustrates how sin can gradually consume and devastate our lives if left unchecked. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The locusts' destruction is a wake-up call for the people to turn back to God. Repentance is crucial for restoration and healing. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God is in control of all events, using them to fulfill His purposes. Trust in His sovereignty, even in times of crisis. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> Despite the devastation, there is hope for renewal and restoration when we return to God with sincere hearts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 1</a> <a href="/q/what_do_locusts_mean_in_joel.htm">What do locusts symbolize in the Book of Joel?</a> <a href="/q/is_joel_1_5's_call_to_drunkards_unique.htm">Does Joel 1:5’s emphasis on drunkards mourning align with other biblical calls to repentance, or is this focus unique and contradictory?</a> <a href="/q/is_paul_misapplying_joel_2_32_in_romans.htm">Romans 10:13: When Paul quotes Joel 2:32, is he misapplying a prophecy originally intended for a different context? </a> <a href="/q/what_questions_do_you_have_about_joel.htm">What questions do you have about Joel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) That which the palmerworm hath left.--The picture is introduced suddenly and graphically. "Behold the desolation!" "Note the cause." The earth is bared by locusts beyond all previous experience. There were different sorts of locusts; as many as ninety have been reckoned. The four names, palmerworm, locust, cankerworm, caterpiller, indicate different swarms of the insect. The first--Gazam--points to its voracity; the second--Arbeh--its multitude; the third--Yelek--its manner of "licking up" the grass like cattle; the fourth--Chasil--its destructive effect. The number enumerated, four, draws attention to the "four sore judgments" with which Ezekiel was instructed to threaten Jerusalem, and to the four foreign invasions by the Assyrians, Chaldaeans, Macedonians, and Romans.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. Some interpreters consider, and rightly, we think, that the prophet enumerates in this verse four different species of locusts. The common or general name is arbeh, from rabhah, to be many; the gazam, or palmer-worm, is the gnawer, or biter, from a root (guzam) which signifies "to gnaw, bite, or cut off;" the yeleq, or canker-worm, is the licker, from yalaqlaqaq, to lick, or lick off; the chasil, or caterpillar, is the devourer, from chasal, to cut off. Thus we have the locust, or multitudinous one, the gnawer, the licker, and the devourer, either as (1) four different species of locust; or (2) the gnawer, licker, and devourer are poetical epithets of the locust, or multitudinous one. These names do not denote the locust . . . <a href="/commentaries/joel/1-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>What the devouring locust הַגָּזָם֙ (hag·gā·zām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1501.htm">Strong's 1501: </a> A kind of locust has left, יֶ֤תֶר (ye·ṯer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope the swarming locust הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה (hā·’ar·beh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_697.htm">Strong's 697: </a> (a kind of) locust has eaten; אָכַ֣ל (’ā·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat what the swarming locust הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה (hā·’ar·beh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_697.htm">Strong's 697: </a> (a kind of) locust has left, וְיֶ֥תֶר (wə·ye·ṯer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope the young locust הַיָּ֑לֶק (hay·yā·leq) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm">Strong's 3218: </a> A devourer, the young locust has eaten; אָכַ֣ל (’ā·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat and what the young locust הַיֶּ֔לֶק (hay·ye·leq) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm">Strong's 3218: </a> A devourer, the young locust has left, וְיֶ֣תֶר (wə·ye·ṯer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope the destroying locust הֶחָסִֽיל׃ (he·ḥā·sîl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2625.htm">Strong's 2625: </a> The ravager, a locust has eaten. אָכַ֖ל (’ā·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 1:4 What the swarming locust has left (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/1-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 1:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 1:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/1-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 1:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 1:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>