Diverse Auteurs, NetBible, [2007], Joel 1.3 sn The circumstances that precipitated the book
of Joel surrounded a locust invasion in Palestine that was of
unprecedented proportions. The locusts had devastated the country's
agrarian economy, with the unwelcome consequences extending to every
important aspect of commercial, religious, and national life. To
further complicate matters, a severe drought had exhausted water
supplies, causing life-threatening shortages for animal and human life
(cf. v. 20). Locust invasions occasionally present significant problems
in Palestine in modern times. The year 1865 was commonly known among
Arabic-speaking peoples of the Near East as sent el jarad,
"year of the locust." The years 1892, 1899, and 1904 witnessed
significant locust invasions in Palestine. But in modern times there
has been nothing equal in magnitude to the great locust invasion that
began in Palestine in February of 1915. This modern parallel provides
valuable insight into the locust plague the prophet Joel points to as a
foreshadowing of the day of the Lord. For an eyewitness account of the
1915 locust invasion of Palestine see J. D. Whiting, "Jerusalem's
Locust Plague," National Geographic 28 (December 1915): 511-50.
Vertaling Bijbel, Kanttekeningen SV, [], [4]Vertelt uw kinderen daarvan, en [laat het] uw kinderen hun kinderen [vertellen], en derzelver kinderen aan een [5]ander geslacht. 4. Verg. Ex.10:2; Ps.78:4,6. 5. Dat is, het navolgende geslacht, of hunnen nakomelingen.