Joel

Joel 1:4

⁴What 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.^a

Footnotes

a 1:4 The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What the devouring locust	הַגָּזָם֙	hag·gā·zām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1501 locusts
has left	יֶ֤תֶר	ye·ṯer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
the swarming locust	הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה	hā·’ar·beh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
has eaten	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
what the swarming locust	הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה	hā·’ar·beh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
has left	וְיֶ֥תֶר	wə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
the young locust	הַיָּ֑לֶק	hay·yā·leq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3218 locust
has eaten	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and what the young locust	הַיֶּ֔לֶק	hay·ye·leq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3218 locust
has left	וְיֶ֣תֶר	wə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
the destroying locust	הֶחָסִֽיל׃	he·ḥā·sîl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2625 ravager, locust
has eaten	אָכַ֖ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.