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A stinging insect (stinging fly, TEV), either a horsefly (Tabanidae, NAS) or a botfly (Oestridae). Jeremiah 46:20 pictured Nebuchadnezzar as a gadfly attacking Egypt which was pictured as a fat heifer. Uncertain of the meaning of the Hebrew term, the KJV translators relied on the context and translated the Hebrew as destruction.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gadfly'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/g/gadfly.html. 1991.

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