- if there be dearth:
- "Persia," says Chardin, "is subject to have its harvest spoiled by hail, by drought, or by insects; either locusts, or small insects, which they call sim, which are small white lice;" probably the caterpillars of the text. "And Jehoshaphatª stoodª° in the congregationª of Judahª and Jerusalem,ª in the houseª of the LORD,ª beforeª the newª court,ª ... And all¹ Judahª stoodª° beforeª the LORD,ª withª their little ones,ª their wives,ª and their children.ª" {2Ch 20:5-13} + "I¹ also¹ will doª° this¹ unto you; I will even appointª° over¹ you terror,ª¹ consumption,ª and the burning ague,ª that shall consumeª° the eyes,ª and cause sorrowª° of heart:ª and ye shall sowª° your seedª in vain,ª for your enemiesª° shall eatª° it." {Lev 26:16} + "And I will bringª° a swordª upon¹ you, that shall avengeª° the quarrelª of [my] covenant:ª and when ye are gathered togetherª° withinª your cities,ª I will sendª° the pestilenceª amongª you; and ye shall be deliveredª° into the handª of the enemy.ª° ... [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 26:25-26} + "The LORDª shall make¹ the pestilenceª cleaveª° unto thee, until¹ he have consumedª° thee from off¹¹ the land,ª whither¹¹ thou¹ goestª° to possessª° it. ... Also¹ every¹ sickness,ª and every¹ plague,ª which¹ [is] not¹ writtenª° in the bookª of this¹ law,ª them will the LORDª bringª° upon¹ thee, until¹ thou be destroyed.ª°" {Deu 28:21-61} + "Now it came to pass¹ in the daysª when the judgesª° ruled,ª° that there was¹ a famineª in the land.ª And a certain manª of Bethlehemjudahªª¹ went²°¹ to sojournª° in the countryª of Moab,ª he,¹ and his wife,ª and his twoª sons.ª" {Rth 1:1} + "If¹ there be¹ in the landª famine,ª if¹ there be¹ pestilence,ª blasting,ª mildew,ª locust,ª [or] if¹ there be¹ caterpiller;ª if¹ their enemyª° besiegeª° them in the landª of their cities;ª whatsoever¹ plague,ª whatsoever¹ sicknessª [there be]; ... That¹ they may fearª° thee all¹ the daysª that¹ they¹ liveª inª¹ the landª which¹ thou gavestª° unto our fathers.ª" {1Kg 8:37-40} + "And there was¹ a greatª famineª in Samaria:ª and, behold,¹ they besiegedª°¹ it, until¹ an ass'sª headª was¹ [sold] for fourscoreª [pieces] of silver,ª and the fourth partª of a cabª of dove's dungª°²² for fiveª [pieces] of silver.ª ... So we boiledª°¹ my son,ª and did eatª° him: and I saidª° unto¹ her on the nextª day,ª Giveª°¹ thy son,ª that we may eatª° him: and she hath hidª°¹ her son.ª" {2Kg 6:25-29} + "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}
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