4 Bible Verses about Locusts

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Matthew 3:4

Now John dressed in clothing made of camel's hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet].

Mark 1:6

John wore clothing made of camel's hair and he had a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

Revelation 9:3

And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have.

Revelation 9:7

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads [they wore] what appeared to be golden crowns, and their faces looked like the faces of human beings.

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Agriculture » Foes of » Locusts

Armies » Compared to » Locusts

Revelation 9:3

And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have.

Revelation 9:7

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads [they wore] what appeared to be golden crowns, and their faces looked like the faces of human beings.

Food » List of articles » Locusts

Matthew 3:4

Now John dressed in clothing made of camel's hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet].

Grass » Destroyed by » Locusts

Revelation 9:4

And they were told not to harm the grass on earth, or any greenery, or any tree, but only those people who did not have God's seal on their foreheads.

Insects » Locusts » Moths

More verses: James 5:2 Hosea 5:12

Insects » Locusts » Spiders

intercession » Answered » Instances of » Of moses, in behalf of pharaoh » Plague » Locusts

Locusts » Devastation by

More verses: Revelation 9:7-10

Locusts » In av often translated "grasshopper," as in

Locusts » Plague of

Locusts » Used as food

Matthew 3:4

Now John dressed in clothing made of camel's hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet].

Mark 1:6

John wore clothing made of camel's hair and he had a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

Locusts » Sun obscured by

Locusts » Figurative

Locusts » Symbolical

Revelation 9:3-10

And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have. And they were told not to harm the grass on earth, or any greenery, or any tree, but only those people who did not have God's seal on their foreheads. And the locusts were not given the power to kill these people, but [only] to torture them for five months. And the torment they would inflict was like a scorpion stinging a person. read more.
And in those days people will be looking for death, but they will not find it; and they will want to die, but death will elude them. And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads [they wore] what appeared to be golden crowns, and their faces looked like the faces of human beings. And they had hair like women and teeth like lions. Their chests were covered with armor plate made of iron, and their wings sounded like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots rushing to battle. And they had tails like scorpions with stingers, and in their tails they had the power to inflict harm upon people for five months.

Locusts » Authorized as food

Locusts » Instincts of

Locusts » The jews » Threatened with, as a punishment for sin

Locusts » Described as » Wise

Locusts » A small insect

Locusts » Carried every way by the wind

Locusts » Described as » Like to horses prepared for battle

Revelation 9:7

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads [they wore] what appeared to be golden crowns, and their faces looked like the faces of human beings.

Locusts » Immensely numerous

Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies

Locusts » The jews » Promised deliverance from the plague of, on humiliation, &c

Locusts » The jews » Often plagued by

Locusts » Clean and fit for food

Locusts » The jews » Deprecated the plague of

Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy

Revelation 9:3

And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have.

Locusts » Flies in bands and with order

Locusts » One of the plagues of egypt

Locusts » Described as » Voracious

Locusts » Described as » Rapid in movement

Locusts » The jews » Used as food

Matthew 3:4

Now John dressed in clothing made of camel's hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet].

Locusts » Illustrative » (destruction of,) of destruction of God's enemies

Locusts » Illustrative » Of unGodly rulers

Miracles » To witness to Christ as messiah spurious » Locusts

Plague » Locusts

Trees » Often suffered from » Locusts

Victuals » List of articles » Locusts

Matthew 3:4

Now John dressed in clothing made of camel's hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet].

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