Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

The shapes

Their faces

General references

Bible References

The shapes

Joel 2:4
Their appearance is like that of horses,
and they gallop like war horses.
Nahum 3:17
Your court officials are like the swarming locust,
and your scribes like clouds of locusts,
which settle on the walls on a cold day;
when the sun rises, they take off,
and no one knows where they are.

Their faces

Daniel 7:4
“The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.

General references

Joel 2:4
Their appearance is like that of horses,
and they gallop like war horses.
Nahum 3:17
Your court officials are like the swarming locust,
and your scribes like clouds of locusts,
which settle on the walls on a cold day;
when the sun rises, they take off,
and no one knows where they are.

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