Joel 2:11

“And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army, etc.] Either the army of the locusts, whom Pliny F44 calls “pestis deorum”, “the plague of the gods”; and the Arabians frequently style them the army of God. It is a tradition of theirs that locusts fell into the hands of Mahomet, with this inscription on their backs and wings, “we are the army of the most high God;” and because they were, for that reason Mahomet made a law that none should kill them; (see Gill on “<660903>Revelation 9:3”). These creatures are certainly at his beck and command; he can “command the locust to devour the land”, (<140713>2 Chronicles 7:13); which may be meant by his uttering his voice here; though Jarchi and…”

“Lord . . . his army--So among Mohammedans, "Lord of the locusts" is a title of God. his voice--His word of command to the locusts, and to the antitypical human foes of Judea, as "His army." strong that executeth his word-- (Rev 18:8).”

“And the Lord shall utter His voice - The prophet had described at length the coming of God’s judgments, as a mighty army. But lest amid the judgments, people should, (as they often do) forget the Judge, he represents God, as commanding this His army, gathering, ordering, marshalling, directing them, giving them the word, when and upon whom they should pour themselves. Their presence was a token of His. They should neither anticipate that command, nor linger. But as an army awaits the command to move, and then, the word being given, rolls on instantly, so God’s judgments await the precise moment of His Will, and then fall. “The voice of the Lord” is elsewhere used for the thunder; because in…”

“Utter his voice - Summon them in and encourage them as a general doth his soldiers. His army - Of locusts and insects, and of Chaldeans signified by these. Joel 2:13”

“2:11 The Lord is at the head of the column (literally the Lord utters his voice before his army): The coming destruction was not simply an act of nature or the result of human activity, but an act of God. • This is his mighty army: God executed this judgment. • Who can possibly survive? Apart from God’s grace and mercy, no one can.”

“utter: Joe 3:16; Sa2 22:14, Sa2 22:15; Psa 46:6; Isa 7:18, Isa 13:4, Isa 42:13; Jer 25:30; Amo 1:2 his army: Joe 2:25 he is: Jer 50:34; Rev 18:8 the day: Jer 30:7; Amo 5:18, Amo 5:20; Zep 1:15 who: Num 24:23; Nah 1:6; Mal 3:2; Rev 6:17 Joel 2:12”