A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great and strong people; there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, through the years of many generations.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Darkness. This implies great misery, ver. 10. (Calmet) People. The Assyrians or Chaldeans. Others understand all this of the army of locusts laying waste the land. (Challoner) Morning; unexpectedly, (Calmet) and soon. (Haydock) No human force can prevent the ravages of the locusts Beginning, in Palestine. Moses says the same; but speaks of Egypt, Exodus x. 14.

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