Psalms 78:46

Overview - Psalms 78
1	An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God.
9	The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient.
67	The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.

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Psalms 78:46 (King James Version)
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

gave also: Psalms 105:34 Psalms 105:35 Exodus 10:12-15 ; Joel 1:4-7 ; 2:25 Amos 7:1 Amos 7:2 ; Revelation 9:2-11
the caterpillar: {Chosal,} from {chasal,} to consume, eat up, is rendered; [broucov, brouchos] by the LXX., in 2 ; Ch 6:28 and Aquila here, and also the Vulgate in Chron. and Isaiah 33:4 ; and Jerome here, {bruchus,} the chaffer, which every one knows to be a great devourer of the leaves of trees. The Syriac in Joel 1:4 2:25 renders it {tzartzooro,} which Michaelis, from the; Arabic {tzartzar,} a cricket, interprets the mole-cricket, which in its grub state is also very destructive to corn, grass, and other vegetables, by cankering the roots on which it feeds.