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These words, by which, according to what follows, the locusts only can be understood, form an explanatory apposition to " the day of the Lord," " the day of darkness," etc. - "Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1", Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg.
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If I say, " A thousand men are on their way," the men are the thousand, and the thousand is nothing but the men; so that I see not why the relation of the terms may not be that of apposition. - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.
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The two are still in apposition, not yet in opposition, but the discerning may perchance read a prophecy in the salient features of the priest. - "The Inside of the Cup, Complete", Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009.