The Bible

Genesis 1:9

⁹ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Commentary

Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers signify the same as locusts: falsity which vastates the extremes of the natural part of the mind.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 7643)

The Bible

James 3:9

⁹ Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.