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Joel 2:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Joel 2:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joel 2:5

Theological / Devotional

Chariots. See on v. 4. Compare Rev. 9:9. The sound of the advancing locust horde is described under the figure of the noise of moving chariots.

Fire that devoureth. This was the noise made when the locusts alighted and devoured every green thing.

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