Ésaïe 33:4

4 On moissonne votre butin, Comme moissonne la sauterelle; On se précipite dessus, Comme se précipitent les sauterelles.

Ésaïe 33:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 33:4

And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of
the caterpillar
This is the answer of the Lord to the prayer of his church, signifying that their enemies should flee, be scattered, and perish, and that they should be victorious, and enjoy the spoils of them; which they should gather as easily as the caterpillar or locust, as some render it, gathers and consumes herbs, and every green thing; or as easily as they are gathered, and laid on heaps, being weak and unable to defend themselves: most understand it of the Jews going into the camp of the Assyrians, after the destruction of them by the angel, and gathering their spoil. The Targum is,

``and the house of Israel shall gather the substance of the people, their enemies, as they gather a locust:''

the antichristian locusts or caterpillars are here meant, whose substance shall fall into the hands of the followers of Christ, when they shall have got the victory of them; this is the flesh of the whore, her worldly substance, which the kings of the earth, the Christian kings, shall eat or enjoy, ( Revelation 17:16 ) : as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them:
or "upon it"; the spoil; as these locusts, of which see ( Revelation 9:3 Revelation 9:4 ) run to and fro, and pillaged them in times past, as the creatures, to whom they are compared, run to and fro and destroy the fruits of the earth, so now everyone of the followers of Christ shall run and seize upon the spoil of the antichristian states.

Ésaïe 33:4 In-Context

2 Eternel, aie pitié de nous! Nous espérons en toi. Sois notre aide chaque matin, Et notre délivrance au temps de la détresse!

3 Quand ta voix retentit, Les peuples fuient; Quand tu te lèves, Les nations se dispersent.

4 On moissonne votre butin, Comme moissonne la sauterelle; On se précipite dessus, Comme se précipitent les sauterelles.

5 L'Eternel est élevé, Car il habite en haut; Il remplit Sion De droiture et de justice.

6 Tes jours seront en sûreté; La sagesse et l'intelligence sont une source de salut; La crainte de l'Eternel, C'est là le trésor de Sion.