Joel 2:5 meaning and explanation
With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.
Joel 2:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD speaks through Joel to Judah, picturing the locust swarm as an army advancing on the Day of the LORD. In verse 5 the sound comes first: the insects leaping over the hilltops roar like chariots, and their feeding crackles like dry stubble burning.
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