30:27 locusts have no king,
but they all go forward by ranks; 1
24:31 I saw 2 that thorns had grown up all over it,
the ground 3 was covered with weeds,
and its stone wall was broken down.
1 sn The Hebrew term means “divided”; they go forward in orderly divisions, or ranks (C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 535). Joel 1:4 describes their order and uses it as a picture of a coming invasion (e.g., Joel 2:7, 8). Therefore the wisdom of the locust is in their order and cooperation.
2 tn The Hebrew term וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh, traditionally “and, lo” [KJV, ASV]) is a deictic particle that calls attention to what comes next. “And look” is too abrupt here; “I saw” calls attention to the field that was noticed.
3 tn Heb “its face” (so KJV, ASV).