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NET Bible
He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.
New American Standard Bible
He
King James Version
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
Holman Bible
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
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 105:16
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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.
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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.