Proverbs 30:27
25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
28 and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.
29 There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
- KJV
- The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
- WEB
- The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.
- ASV
- The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
- DARBY
- the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
- BLB
- a king [is] not unto the locust, and go they forth in formation, all of them;
- ÅB
- gresshoppene har ingen konge, og enda drar de alle ut, skare etter skare;
- OTB
- Gresshoppene, som ikke har noen konge, marsjerer sammen i rekker;
- B1930
- gresshoppene har ingen konge, og enda drar de alle ut, skare efter skare;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joel 1:6–7
For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
Read in contextJoel 2:7–11
They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.
Read in contextPsalms 105:34
He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
Read in contextExodus 10:4–6
But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
Read in contextJoel 2:25
I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — My great army that I sent against you.
Read in contextRevelation 9:3–11
And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
Read in contextExodus 10:13–15
So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
Read in contextJoel 1:4
What 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.
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