Matthew Poole and continuators on Joel 2:20

20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army , and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea , and his hinder part towards the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up , because he hath done great things.

And Heb.

That part of these numerous locusts which are towards the North shall be removed far from you no more to annoy you on that quarter, some say this refers to the dissipation of Senacherib'sarmy, which came up from the parts which lay somewhat Northernly from Ierusalem and Iudaea.

Some other part of this locust Army shall be driven away into the Southern Deserts here described by a barren and desolate Land.

The van of this Army here called the face shall be driven into the East Sea.

The Sea of Tiberias, or the Salt-sea, or the Dead Sea, East of Ierusalem.

The Rear of this Army of Insects shall be driven into the Great, the west Sea, here called the utmost Sea in the Letter and History, the total destruction of this Army of Insects is here foretold which no doubt came to pass if Senacherib's Army and its dissipation were here shadow'd out, it is fairly accommodable to this place, when upon his death and the rout of his Army from Heaven, his Forces retir'd out of Iudaea on all quarters with loss of men as is ever the fate of an invading Army beaten in the Heart of the invaded Countrey.

The stench of these locusts destroy'd and lying putrified on the face of the Earth, or the Corpses of the Assyrians slain and unburied.

Some refer this to the locusts, and those whom they signified, he i. e. this Army of locusts, or Assyrians, others refer it to God, thus, for he will do great things, as indeed the utter destroying of this devouring Army, and removall of this dreadful Famine was a great work and marvellous, and 'twas an answer to their Fasting and Praying; though 'twas not all done which is contained in this conditional promise for that this people never performed the condition.

Marginal references: See Exod. 10.19.; Heb. magnified to do.