diff --git a/bible/other/locust.md b/bible/other/locust.md index ab06fb5b..7b39c13e 100644 --- a/bible/other/locust.md +++ b/bible/other/locust.md @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ ## Facts: ## -The term "locust" refers to a kind of large, flying grasshopper that sometimes flies in a swarm which is very destructive, eating all vegetation in its path. +The term "locust" refers to a type of large, flying grasshopper that sometimes flies with many other of its kind in a very destructive swarm that eats all vegetation. -* Locusts and other grasshoppers are large, straight-winged insects with long, jointed back legs that give them the ability to jump a long way. -* In the Old Testament, swarming locusts are referred to figuratively as a symbol or picture of the overwhelming devastation that would come as a result of Israel's disobedience. +* Locusts and other grasshoppers are large, straight-winged insects with long, jointed back legs that give them the ability to jump a long distance way. +* In the Old Testament, swarming locusts were referred to figuratively as a symbol or picture of the overwhelming devastation that would come as a result of Israel's disobedience. * God sent locusts as one of the ten plagues against the Egyptians. * The New Testament says that locusts were a main source of food for John the Baptist while he was living in the desert.