What does 'locusts' mean in the Bible?

It may be noted that the insect known in America as the seventeen-year locust, which occasionally does extensive damage to trees by laying its eggs in the twigs, is a totally different insect, being a Cicada of the order Rhynchota. read more

Usually it means locusts, insects related to grasshoppers that play havoc on crops. In Revelation, though, “locusts” refers instead to some horrible surrealistic monsters that are almost, but not quite, entirely unlike locusts. read more

100 Bible Verses about Locusts Revelation 9:3-10 ESV / 98 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. read more