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Proverbs 30:27

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30:27locusts have no king,

but they all go forward by ranks;66

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  1. 66 The Hebrew term means “divided”; they go forward in orderly divisions, or ranks (C. H. Toy, Proverbs [], ). 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

the locusts have no king,

yet all of them march in rank;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

locusts have no king,

yet they advance together in ranks;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

locusts have no king,

yet all of them march in ranks;

NLTNew Living Translation

Locusts—they have no king,

but they march in formation.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

there is no king for the locust,

yet it marches in rank;

KJV 1900King James Version

The locusts have no king,

Yet go they forth all of them by bands;