Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsJoel 1

The residue of the eruke, locust, bruke, blast.

^[1] Eruca a worm that destroyeth herbs and fruits, Locusta a flying beast with long hinder legs, destroying corn, and fruit; Bruchus, another flying little beasts, that devoureth not only fruit, but also the leaves of trees; and Rubigo the blast, or burning mist, that consumeth the ears of corn even to dust; do metaphorically signify the Chaldees, and other soldiers of sundry nations, in the army of Nabuchodonosor, invading & wasting the Kingdom of Juda. ^[2] And that at four several times ever worse and worse. ^[3] First, when Nabuchodonosor besieging Jerusalem subdued King Joakim and his Kingdom, taking hostages for assurance of subjection (amongst which were Daniel, ^[4] & the other three children) and carried away part of the holy vessels of the Temple. 4. Reg. 24. v. 1. ^[5] The second, when eight years after, Nabuchodonosor returned, & killed King Joakim for rebelling, and carried his son King Joachin (otherwise called Jechonias) into Babylon, with his mother, and Jeremie the Prophet, also many other principal persons, and much riches (ibidem. v. 10.) ^[6] The third when eleven years after he took and spoiled Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, killed all King Sedecias' sons in his sight, then put out his eyes, and carried him blind into Babylon, with much more people and spoil. 4. Reg. 25. ^[7] Fourthly, when shortly after he sent Nabuzardan general of his army, and carried away more men and wealth, leaving only the basest people to till the land. ibidem v. 8. All which sheweth clearly the fulfilling of this Prophecy according to the historical letter. ^[8] In like sort we might explicate the rest of this, & other Prophets: but it is not our purpose to be so large. Much less to prosecute the Mystical sense, which is manifold, as appeareth in the works of the ancient Fathers. Whereof see F. Francis Ribera.

• 1 The captivity described by the harm of most noisome things.
• 2 Jerusalem four times spoiled by the Babylonians.
• 3 1.
• 4 Dan. 1.
• 5 2.
• 6 3.
• 7 4.
• 8 Why we make not more Annotations.