- a dearth:
- "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" {2Kg 8:1} + "[And] when I have brokenª° the staffª of your bread,ª tenª womenª shall bakeª° your breadª in oneª oven,ª and they shall deliver²° [you] your bread² againª°¹ by weight:ª and ye shall eat,ª° and not¹ be satisfied.ª°" {Lev 26:26} + "The LORDª shall smiteª° thee with a consumption,ª and with a fever,ª and with an inflammation,ª and with an extreme burning,ª and with the sword,ª and with blasting,ª and with mildew;ª and they shall pursueª° thee until¹ thou perish.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 28:22-24} + "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. ... Thou shalt have¹ olive treesª throughout all¹ thy coasts,ª but thou shalt not¹ anointª° [thyself] with the oil;ª for¹ thine oliveª shall castª° [his fruit]." {Deu 28:38-40} + "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} + "The wordª of the LORDª that¹ came¹ to¹ Jeremiahª concerningª¹ the dearth.ª ... And the wild assesª did standª° in¹ the high places,ª they snuffed upª° the windª like dragons;ª their eyesª did fail,ª° because¹ [there was] no¹ grass.ª" {Jer 14:1-6} + "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} + "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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