- locusts:
- The word arbeh, Locust, is derived from ravah, to multiply, be numerous, etc., because they are more prolific than any other insect, and because of the immense swarms of them by which different countries, especially the East, are infested. The locust, in entomology, belongs to a genus of insects known among naturalists by the name of Grylli; which includes three species, crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. The common great brown locust is about three inches in length; has two antennae about an inch long, and two pair of wings. The head and horns are brown; the mouth and inside of the larger legs bluish; the upper side of the body and upper wings brown, the former spotted with black, and the latter with dusky spots. The back is defended by a shield of a greenish hue. The under wings are of a light brown, tinctured with green, and nearly transparent. It has a large open mouth, in the two jaws of which it has four teeth, which traverse each other like scissors, being calculated, from their mechanism, to gripe or cut. The general appearance of the insect is that of the grasshopper. The Egyptians had gods in whom they trusted to deliver them from these terrible invaders; but by this judgment they were taught that it was impossible to stand before Moses, the servant of Jehovah. "The locustsª have no¹ king,ª yet go they forthª° all¹ of them by bands;ª°" {Prv 30:27} + "That which the palmerwormª hath leftª hath the locustª eaten;ª° and that which the locustª hath leftª hath the cankerwormª eaten;ª° and that which the cankerwormª hath leftª hath the caterpillerª eaten.ª° ... He hath laidª° my vineª waste,ª and barkedª my fig tree:ª he hath made it clean²° bare,ª° and cast [it] away;ª° the branchesª thereof are made white.ª°" {Jol 1:4-7} + "A dayª of darknessª and of gloominess,ª a dayª of cloudsª and of thick darkness,ª as the morningª spreadª° upon¹ the mountains:ª a greatª peopleª and a strong;ª there hath not¹ beenª° everª¹ the like,¹ neither¹ shall be any moreª° afterª it, [even] to¹ the yearsª of many² generations.ª ... And the LORDª shall utterª° his voiceª beforeª his army:ª for¹ his campª [is] veryª great:ª for¹ [he is] strongª that executethª° his word:ª for¹ the dayª of the LORDª [is] greatª and veryª terrible;ª° and who¹ can abideª° it?" {Jol 2:2-11} + "And I will restoreª° to you¹ the yearsª that¹ the locustª hath eaten,ª° the cankerworm,ª and the caterpiller,ª and the palmerworm,ª my greatª armyª which¹ I sentª° among you." {Jol 2:25} + "Andª there cameª° out ofª the¹ smokeª locustsª uponª the¹ earth:ª andª unto themª was givenª° power,ª asª the¹ scorpionsª of the¹ earthª haveª° power.ª" {Rev 9:3}
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