Joel 1:4

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

What the cutter-worms left, the locusts ate; what the locusts left, the grasshoppers ate; what the grasshoppers left, the shearer-worms ate.

Berean Standard Bible:

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.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

That which the palmerworm{H1501} hath left{H3499} hath the locust{H697} eaten{H398}; and that which the locust{H697} hath left{H3499} hath the cankerworm{H3218} eaten{H398}; and that which the cankerworm{H3218} hath left{H3499} hath the caterpiller{H2625} eaten{H398}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Joel 2:25

  • 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.

Amos 4:9

  • 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.

Amos 7:1

  • ¶ Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the king's mowings.

Isaiah 33:4

  • 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.

Exodus 10:4

  • Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

Psalms 78:46

  • He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

Deuteronomy 28:38

  • Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.

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Commentary for Joel 1:4

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1501
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּזָם
    Transliteration: gâzâm
    Pronunciation: gaw-zawm'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to devour; a kind of locust; palmer-worm.
  2. Strong's Number: H3499
    There are 95 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יֶתֶר
    Transliteration: yether
    Pronunciation: yeh'-ther
    Description: from יָתַר; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free); [phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
  3. Strong's Number: H697
    There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַרְבֶּה
    Transliteration: ʼarbeh
    Pronunciation: ar-beh'
    Description: from רָבָה; a locust (from its rapid increase); grasshopper, locust.
  4. Strong's Number: H398
    There are 825 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָכַל
    Transliteration: ʼâkal
    Pronunciation: aw-kal'
    Description: a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
  5. Strong's Number: H3218
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יֶלֶק
    Transliteration: yeleq
    Pronunciation: yeh'-lek
    Description: from an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust; cankerworm, caterpillar.
  6. Strong's Number: H2625
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָסִיל
    Transliteration: châçîyl
    Pronunciation: khaw-seel'
    Description: from חָסַל; the ravager, i.e. a locust; caterpillar.