Joel 1:4
That which the palmerworm hath left Heb. The residue of the palmer-worm, Joel 2:25; Amos 4:9; The learned Bochart, and others, are of the opinion that the four Hebrew words, gazam, yelek, arbeh, chasil, respectively rendered the palmer-worm, locust, canker-worm and caterpillar, denote four different species of locusts. See note on Exod 10:4 the locust eaten Exod 10:12-15; Deut 28:38, Deut 28:42; 1Kgs 8:37; 2Chr 6:28, 2Chr 7:13; Ps 78:46, Ps 105:34; Amos 7:1; Rev 9:3-7 the cankerworm eaten Nah 3:15-17 the caterpillar Isa 33:4; Jer 51:14, Jer 51:27
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