"Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
Thou shall carry much seed into the field,.... And sow it plentifully; this and what is said in some following verses plainly refer to them while in their own land,
before carried captive, and not to their present case and circumstances: and shall gather but little in at harvest; little springing up, or not coming to perfection, being blighted and blasted, and so yielded but a small crop; see Hag 1:9 ; and chiefly for the following reason: for the locust shall consume it; which is a great destroyer of the fruits of the earth; see Joe 1:4 .
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
Thou shall carry much seed into the field,.... And sow it plentifully; this and what is said in some following verses plainly refer to them while in their own land,
before carried captive, and not to their present case and circumstances: and shall gather but little in at harvest; little springing up, or not coming to perfection, being blighted and blasted, and so yielded but a small crop; see Hag 1:9 ; and chiefly for the following reason: for the locust shall consume it; which is a great destroyer of the fruits of the earth; see Joe 1:4 .