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Proverbs 30:27 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Proverbs 30:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 30 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; by: Heb. gathered together”
Proverbs 30:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 30:27
The locusts have no king (מֶלֶךְ אֵין לָאַרְבֶּה, melekh ein la'arbeh)—אַרְבֶּה (arbeh, 'locust') has no מֶלֶךְ (melekh, 'king'). Unlike bees with queens or ants with organized hierarchy, locusts lack centralized leadership.Yet go they forth all of them by bands (וַיֵּצֵא חֹצֵץ כֻּלּוֹ, vayyetze chotzetz kullo)—yet they יָצָא (yatza, 'go forth') חֹצֵץ (chotzetz, 'in ranks, in military formation') כֹּל (kol, 'all'). Without a king, they achieve remarkable coordination. Joel 2:7-8 describes their disciplined advance: 'They shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks.'...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:27
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“the great locust”
“strong”
“if you refuse to let my people go”
“and they don't swerve off course.”
“and the locusts came”
“and power was given to them”
“the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left”
“and Yahweh brought an east wind on the land all that day”