Psalms 78:46He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
The setting
Egyptian countryside, ~1450 BC remembered in Jerusalem ~700 BC. Vast agricultural fields stripped bare by insects in hours...
The emotion here: sobered by remembering how quickly prosperity can vanish
The original word
yĕḇûl (יְבוּל) — the harvest, the fruit of a year's labor that feeds families through winter
Why it matters
A single locust swarm can contain 80 million insects and consume 192 million pounds of vegetation daily
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 78:46
This destroyed Egypt's economy — their entire GDP was agriculture, and it vanished in days
Common misconceptionPeople read this as random destruction, but it was surgical — God targeted Egypt's economy to free His people from slavery
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 78:46
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 78:46 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 78:46 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Asaph. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include Egypt plagues, divine judgment, agricultural destruction. Notable phrases: gave also their increase to the caterpillar; their labor to the locust.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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