Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply.

New American Standard Bible

And He called for a famine upon the land;
He broke the whole staff of bread.

King James Version

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

Holman Bible

He called down famine against the land
and destroyed the entire food supply.

A Conservative Version

And he called for a famine upon the land. He broke the whole staff of bread.

American Standard Version

And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.

Amplified


And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt];
He cut off every source of bread.

Bible in Basic English

And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

Darby Translation

And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will call a famine upon the land: he broke all the support of bread.

King James 2000

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he broke every staff of bread.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he called for a famine upon the land; he broke every {supply} of bread.

Modern King James verseion

And He called for a famine on the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Moreover he called for a dearth upon the land, and destroyed all the provision of bread.

NET Bible

He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.

New Heart English Bible

He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

The Emphasized Bible

Then called he a famine over the and, All the staff of bread, he brake;

Webster

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he broke the whole staff of bread.

World English Bible

He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

Youngs Literal Translation

And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

רעב 
Ra`ab 
Usage: 101

upon the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

he brake
שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 148

the whole staff
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Work On Behalf Of Israel

15 "Don't touch my anointed or hurt my prophets!" 16 He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply. 17 He sent a man before them Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.


Cross References

Genesis 41:54

the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 26:26

When I destroy the source of your bread, ten women will bake bread in one oven. Then they'll return back your bread by weight. You'll eat but won't be satisfied.

Isaiah 3:1

"Note this! The Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies is taking away from Jerusalem and Judah everything that your society needs all food supplies and all water supplies,

Ezekiel 4:16

He also told me, "Son of Man, look! I'm about to disrupt the source of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they'll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they'll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount!

2 Kings 8:1

Meanwhile, Elisha urged the woman whose son he had restored to life, "You must get up and leave with your household to go live wherever you can, because the LORD has called for a famine, and it's going to come over the land for seven years."

Psalm 104:15

like wine that makes the heart of people happy, oil that makes the face glow, and food that sustains people.

Genesis 41:25-32

"Pharaoh's dreams are identical," Joseph replied. "God has told Pharaoh what he is getting ready to do.

Genesis 42:5-6

Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.

Genesis 47:13

Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine.

Genesis 47:19

So why should we and our land die right in front of you? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed, so we can survive and not die, and so the land won't stay desolate."

Amos 3:6

And when an alarm sounds in the city, the people will tremble, won't they? If there is trouble in a city, the LORD has brought it about, has he not?"

Amos 7:1-4

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: Look! He was forming locust swarms as the latter plantings were just beginning to sprout. Indeed, the king had just taken his first fruit tax.

Haggai 1:10-11

That is why the heavens keep withholding dew from you, and the earth withholds her fruit.

Haggai 2:17

I punished you and everything that you undertook with scorching wind, with mildew, and with hail, and you still did not return to me,' declares the LORD.

Matthew 8:8-9

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

Acts 7:11

"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.

Revelation 6:8

I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth to kill people using wars, famines, plagues, and the wild animals of the earth.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain