Judges 6:5 Meaning and Explanation
“For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Midianite hordes come like an innumerable swarm of locusts to consume the land.
What Does Judges 6:5 Mean?
The verse measures the enemy. They arrive not as a raiding party but as a migrating nation, bringing their cattle and tents to settle in and strip the land bare. The comparison to grasshoppers, and the camels beyond counting, paints a swarm that devours everything in its path.
Locust imagery runs through Scripture as a sign of overwhelming, unstoppable destruction. Israel faces a foe no army of theirs could match. This is precisely the point. The size of the threat sets the stage for a victory so lopsided that no one will be able to claim it came by human strength. The greater the swarm, the brighter the deliverance to come.
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What does Judges 6:5 mean?
The Midianite hordes come like an innumerable swarm of locusts to consume the land.