Joel 1:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴Swarm after swarm of locusts^[a]
has attacked our crops,
    eating everything in sight.
⁵Sober up, you drunkards!
Cry long and loud;
    your wine supply is gone.
⁶^(A) A powerful nation^[b]
with countless troops
    has invaded our land.
They have the teeth and jaws
    of powerful lions.

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Footnotes

1.4 Swarm … locusts: The Hebrew text lists either four kinds of locusts or locusts in four stages of their development. Locusts are a type of grasshopper that comes in swarms and causes great damage to plant life.
1.6 A powerful nation: The swarms of locusts.