"Moreover he called²° for¹ a famineª upon¹ the land:ª he brakeª° the whole¹ staffª of bread.ª" {Psa 105:16} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª doth take awayª° from Jerusalemª¹ and from Judahª¹ the stayª and the staff,ª the whole¹ stayª of bread,ª and the wholeª stayª of water,ª" {Isa 3:1} + "And he shall snatchª° on¹ the right hand,ª and be hungry;²¹ and he shall eatª° on¹ the left hand,ª and they shall not¹ be satisfied:ª° they shall eatª° every manª the fleshª of his own arm:ª" {Isa 9:20} + "When¹ they fast,ª° I will not¹ hearª°¹ their cry;ª and when¹ they offerª° burnt offeringª and an oblation,ª I will not¹ acceptª° them: but¹ I¹ will consumeª° them by the sword,ª and by the famine,ª and by the pestilence.ª" {Jer 14:12} + "Even¹ the sea monsters²¹ draw outª° the breast,ª they give suckª° to their young ones:ª the daughterª of my peopleª [is become] cruel,ª like the ostrichesª in the wilderness.ª ... [They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª" {Lam 4:3-9} + "And thy meatª which¹ thou shalt eatª° [shall be] by weight,ª twentyª shekelsª a day:ª from timeª¹ to¹ timeª shalt thou eatª° it." {Ezk 4:10} + "Moreover he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª behold,¹ I will breakª° the staffª of breadª in Jerusalem:ª and they shall eatª° breadª by weight,ª and with care;ª and they shall drinkª° waterª by measure,ª and with astonishment:ª" {Ezk 4:16} + "When I shall sendª° upon them the¹ evilª arrowsª of famine,ª which¹ shall be¹ for [their] destruction,ª [and] which¹ I will sendª°¹ to destroyª° you: and I will increaseª° the famineª upon¹ you, and will breakª° your staffª of bread:ª" {Ezk 5:16} + "Sonª of man,ª when¹ the landª sinnethª° against me by trespassingª° grievously,ª then will I stretch outª° mine handª upon¹ it, and will breakª° the staffª of the breadª thereof, and will sendª° famineª upon it, and will cut offª° manª and beastª from¹ it:" {Ezk 14:13} + "For they shall eat,ª° and not¹ have enough:ª° they shall commit whoredom,ª° and shall not¹ increase:ª° because¹ they have left offª° to take heedª°¹ to the LORD.ª" {Hsa 4:10} + "Thou¹ shalt eat,ª° but not¹ be satisfied;ª° and thy casting downª [shall be] in the midstª of thee; and thou shalt take hold,ª° but shalt not¹ deliver;ª° and [that] which¹ thou deliverestª° will I give upª° to the sword.ª" {Mic 6:14} + "Ye have sownª° much,ª° and bring²° in¹ little;ª ye eat,ª° but ye have not enough;²¹¹ ye drink,ª° but ye are not filled with drink;ª°¹ ye clotheª° you, but there is none warm;²¹¹ and he that earneth wagesª° earneth wagesª° [to put it] into¹ a bagª with holes.ª°" {Hgg 1:6} |
