In Nahum 3:15–17 Nahum uses the imagery of swarms of locusts in different ways. Swarms of locusts are often used in Scripture to describe a powerful army overrunning its enemy. At first, Nahum uses the image to describe how Babylon will overrun Nineveh. They will devour Nineveh the way a swarm of locusts eats everything in its path.
15 Là, le feu te dévorera, L'épée t'exterminera, Te dévorera comme des sauterelles. Entasse-toi comme les sauterelles! Entasse-toi comme les sauterelles!