Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joel 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Joel 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. That which the palmerworm: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm”
Joel 1:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Joel 1:4
This verse employs devastating Hebrew parallelism to describe comprehensive agricultural destruction through four successive stages of locust invasion. The terms gazam (palmerworm/cutting locust), arbeh (swarming locust), yeleq (hopping locust/cankerworm), and chasil (destroying locust/caterpillar) describe either different species or lifecycle stages of locusts. The repetitive structure—"that which X left, Y ate"—emphasizes total devastation. Nothing escapes; each wave consumes what the previous wave spared. This systematic destruction serves dual purposes: literal description of agricultural...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 1:4
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“the great locust”
“I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased”
“he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold”
“and their labor to the locust.”
“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.”
“if you refuse to let my people go”
“and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.”
“and the locusts came”
“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail has left.”
“and power was given to them”