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- "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 your strengthª shall be spentª° in vain:ª for your landª shall not¹ yieldª°¹ her increase,ª neither¹ shall the treesª of the landª yieldª° their fruits.ª" {Lev 26:20} + "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 it came to pass¹ afterª¹ a while,ª that the brookª dried up,ª° because¹ there had been¹ no¹ rainª in the land.ª" {1Kg 17:1-7} + "Either¹ threeª years'ª famine;ª or¹ threeª monthsª to be destroyedª° beforeª¹ thy foes,ª while that the swordª of thine enemiesª° overtakethª° [thee]; or² else¹ threeª daysª the swordª of the LORD,ª even the pestilence,ª in the land,ª and the angelª of the LORDª destroyingª° throughout all¹ the coastsª of Israel.ª Now¹ therefore adviseª° thyself what¹ wordª I shall bring againª°¹ to him that sentª° me." {1Ch 21:12} + "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} + "Butª I tellª° youª ofª a truth,ª manyª widowsª wereª° inª Israelª inª the¹ daysª of Elias,ª whenª the¹ heavenª was shut upª°² threeª yearsª andª sixª months,ª whenª greatª famineª wasª° throughoutª allª the¹ land;ª" {Lke 4:25}
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