⁴ What the ^(A)gnawing locust has left, the ^[a]swarming locust has eaten;
And what the ^(B)swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
And what the creeping locust has left, the ^(C)stripping locust has eaten.

⁹ “I ^(A)struck you with scorching wind and mildew;
The ^(B)caterpillar was devouring
Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees;
Yet you have ^(C)not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.

¹⁵ There ^(A)fire will consume you,
The sword will cut you down;
It will ^(B)consume you as the creeping locust consumes a crop.
Multiply yourself like the creeping locust,
Multiply yourself like the migratory locust.