- a famine:
- "And there was¹ a famineª in the land:ª and Abramª went downª° into Egyptª to sojournª° there;¹ for¹ the famineª [was] grievousª in the land.ª" {Gen 12:10} + "And there was¹ a famineª in the land,ª besideª¹ the firstª famineª that¹ was¹ in the daysª of Abraham.ª And Isaacª went²°¹ unto¹ Abimelechª kingª of the Philistinesª unto Gerar.ª" {Gen 26:1} + "And the famineª [was] soreª in the land.ª" {Gen 43:1} + "And I will breakª°¹ the prideª of your power;ª and I will makeª°¹ your heavenª as iron,ª and your earthª as brass:ª" {Lev 26:19} + "And thy heavenª that¹ [is] over¹ thy headª shall be¹ brass,ª and the earthª that¹ is under¹ thee [shall be] iron.ª ... The LORDª shall makeª°¹ the rainª of thy landª powderª and dust:ª from¹ heavenª shall it come downª° upon¹ thee, until¹ thou be destroyed.ª°" {Deu 28:23-24} + "Thou shalt carry²° much² seed² outª°¹¹ into the field,ª and shalt gather²° [but] little² in;ª°¹ for¹ the locustª shall consumeª° it." {Deu 28:38} + "Then there was¹ a famineª in the daysª of Davidª threeª years,ª yearª afterª year;ª and Davidª enquiredª°¹ of² the LORD.ª And the LORDª answered,ª° [It is] for¹ Saul,ª and for¹ [his] bloodyª house,ª because¹¹ he slewª°¹ the Gibeonites.ª" {2Sm 21:1} + "And Elijahª the Tishbite,ª [who was] of the inhabitantsª¹ of Gilead,ª saidª° unto¹ Ahab,ª [As] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° there shall not¹ be¹ dewª nor rainª these¹ years,ª but¹¹ accordingª to my word.ª ... And she said,ª° [As] the LORDª thy Godª liveth,ª I haveª not¹ a cake,ª but¹¹ an handfulªª of mealª in a barrel,ª and a littleª oilª in a cruse:ª and, behold,¹ I [am] gatheringª° twoª sticks,ª that I may go inª° and dressª° it for me and my son,ª that we may eatª° it, and die.ª°" {1Kg 17:1-12} + "And Elijahª went²°¹ to shew²° himself¹ unto¹ Ahab.ª And [there was] a soreª famineª in Samaria.ª" {1Kg 18:2} + "Then spakeª° Elishaª unto¹ the woman,ª whose¹¹ sonª he had restored to life,ª° saying,ª° Arise,ª° and go²°¹ thou¹ and thine household,ª and sojournª° wheresoeverª thou canst sojourn:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath calledª° for a famine;ª and it shall also¹ comeª° upon¹ the landª sevenª years.ª ... And the womanª arose,ª° and didª° after the sayingª of the manª of God:ª and she¹ went²°¹ with her household,ª and sojournedª° in the landª of the Philistinesª sevenª years.ª" {2Kg 8:1-2} + "Moreover he called²° for¹ a famineª upon¹ the land:ª he brakeª° the whole¹ staffª of bread.ª" {Psa 105:16} + "A fruitfulª landª into barrenness,ª for the wickednessª¹ of them that dwellª° therein." {Psa 107:34} + "The wordª of the LORDª that¹ came¹ to¹ Jeremiahª concerningª¹ the dearth.ª" {Jer 14:1} + "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} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª How much more¹ when¹ I sendª° my fourª soreª judgmentsª upon¹ Jerusalem,ª the sword,ª and the famine,ª and the noisomeª beast,ª and the pestilence,ª to cut offª° from¹ it manª and beast?ª" {Ezk 14:21} + "The fieldª is wasted,ª° the landª mourneth;ª° for¹ the cornª is wasted:ª° the new wineª is dried up,ª° the oilª languisheth.ª° ... Be ye ashamed,²°¹ O ye husbandmen;ª howl,ª° O ye vinedressers,ª for¹ the wheatª and for¹ the barley;ª because¹ the harvestª of the fieldª is perished.ª°" {Jol 1:10-11} + "Is not¹ the meatª cut offª° before¹ our eyes,ª [yea], joyª and gladnessª from the houseª¹ of our God?ª ... The beastsª of the fieldª cryª° also¹ unto¹ thee: for¹ the riversª of watersª are dried up,ª° and the fireª hath devouredª° the pasturesª of the wilderness.ª" {Jol 1:16-20} + "And I¹ also¹ have givenª° you cleannessª of teethª in all¹ your cities,ª and wantª of breadª in all¹ your places:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:6}, Beth-lehem-judah, "And the manª departed²°¹ out of the cityª¹ from Bethlehemjudahªª¹ to sojournª° where¹ he could findª° [a place]: and he cameª° to mountª Ephraimª to¹ the houseª of Micah,ª as he journeyed.ªª°" {Jdg 17:8} + "And it came to pass¹ in those¹ days,ª when [there was] no¹ kingª in Israel,ª that there was¹ a certainª Leviteª sojourningª° on the sideª of mountª Ephraim,ª who tookª° to him a concubineªª out of Bethlehemjudah.ªª¹ ... And his concubineª played the whoreª° against¹ him, and went away²°¹ from¹¹ him unto¹ her father'sª houseª to¹ Bethlehemjudah,ªª and was¹ there¹ fourª whole¹ months.ª²" {Jdg 19:1-2}
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