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A locust stands on stubble while a swarm rushes across the ridge behind it.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Joel 2:4-5

Like an army

Return with All Your Heart · Joel 2

Story guide: The close locust and rushing swarm suggest the speed and force of an army. Joel compares the invaders to horses and chariots, using familiar images to describe their terrifying advance.

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4Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like horsemen, so they run.

5Like the sound of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains; like the sound of a flame of fire consuming stubble; like a mighty people arrayed for battle.

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