Joel 1:4 (KJV)

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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

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That which the palmer-worm hath left. Heb. The residue of thepalmer-worm. Joe 2:25 Am 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 on Ex 10:4

the locust eaten. Ex 10:12-15 De 28:38 De 28:42 1Ki 8:37 2Ch 6:28 2Ch 7:13 Ps 78:46 Ps 105:34 Am 7:1 Re 9:3-7

the canker-worm eaten. Na 3:15-17

the caterpillar. Isa 33:4 Jer 51:14 Jer 51:27

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