Joe 1:4 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : The judgment is described as an invasion of locusts and other insects: “What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten; and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten” . Some people think these insects represent enemy armies, but it is more likely that Joel is talking about a real plague of insects. Locusts were one of the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 10:14 ), and this plague in Judah is just as bad. These insects come in huge numbers and destroy everything—crops, vines, and even the bark of fig trees. God can use even the weakest creatures to punish a nation if He chooses.

‏ Joel 1:4

v. 4: The judgment is described as an invasion of locusts and other insects: “What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten; and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten” . Some people think these insects represent enemy armies, but it is more likely that Joel is talking about a real plague of insects. Locusts were one of the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 10:14 ^a), and this plague in Judah is just as bad. These insects come in huge numbers and destroy everything—crops, vines, and even the bark of fig trees. God can use even the weakest creatures to punish a nation if He chooses.