Joel 2:9

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

Cross-references

Joel 2:7 Parallel

Joel 2:7 describes these locust-warriors running without breaking ranks — the same disciplined army now entering houses.

Exodus 10:6 Allusion

Exodus 10:6 describes locusts filling houses — the same invasive plague imagery as Joel's swarm.

Isaiah 33:4 Allusion

Isaiah 33:4 uses locusts as a metaphor for invaders stripping spoil — directly echoes Joel's locust army.

John 10:1 Allusion

John 10:1 uses the thief climbing in — same image as locusts scaling walls, but contrasts legitimate entry.

Jeremiah 9:21 personifies death entering through windows — similar invasion imagery as locusts entering houses.