Joel 1:4

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That which the palmer-worm hath left. Heb. The residue of thepalmer-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 on Ex 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 canker-worm eaten.

Na 3:15-17

the caterpillar.

Isa 33:4; Jer 51:14; Jer 51:27