Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

International Standard Version

He declared a famine on the land; destroying 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.

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 saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!" 16 He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. 17 He sent a man ahead of them -- Joseph was sold as a servant.


Cross References

Genesis 41:54

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

Leviticus 26:26

When I break off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven; they will ration your bread by weight, and you will eat and not be satisfied.

Isaiah 3:1

Look, the sovereign Lord who commands armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah every source of security, including all the food and water,

Ezekiel 4:16

Then he said to me, "Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply in Jerusalem. They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror

2 Kings 8:1

Now Elisha advised the woman whose son he had brought back to life, "You and your family should go and live somewhere else for a while, for the Lord has decreed that a famine will overtake the land for seven years."

Psalm 104:15

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.

Genesis 41:25-32

Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "Both dreams of Pharaoh have the same meaning. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Genesis 42:5-6

So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 47:13

But there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe; the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

Genesis 47:19

Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh's slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate."

Amos 3:6

If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?

Amos 7:1-4

The sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw him making locusts just as the crops planted late were beginning to sprout. (The crops planted late sprout after the royal harvest.)

Haggai 1:10-11

This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.

Haggai 2:17

I struck all the products of your labor with blight, disease, and hail, and yet you brought nothing to me,' says the Lord.

Matthew 8:8-9

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

Acts 7:11

Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

Revelation 6:8

So I looked and here came a pale green horse! The name of the one who rode it was Death, and Hades followed right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, famine, and disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

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