Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food; New Living Translation He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. English Standard Version When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, Berean Standard Bible He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. King James Bible Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. New King James Version Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. New American Standard Bible And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread. NASB 1995 And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread. NASB 1977 And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread. Legacy Standard Bible And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread. Amplified Bible And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt]; He cut off every source of bread. Christian Standard Bible He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. Holman Christian Standard Bible He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. American Standard Version And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread. Contemporary English Version God kept crops from growing until food was scarce everywhere in the land. English Revised Version And he called for a famine upon the land; he brake the whole staff of bread. GOD'S WORD® Translation He brought famine to the land. He took away their food supply. Good News Translation The LORD sent famine to their country and took away all their food. International Standard Version He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply. Majority Standard Bible He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He calls a famine on the land, "" He has broken the whole staff of bread. Young's Literal Translation And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken. Smith's Literal Translation And he will call a famine upon the land: he broke all the support of bread. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Then he called down a famine on the land, destroyed the grain that sustained them. New Revised Standard Version When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMoreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole stalk of their wheat. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he called a famine upon the land and he broke all the stalks of their grain. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread. Brenton Septuagint Translation Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Tell of His Wonders…15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!” 16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. 17He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.… Cross References Genesis 41:54-57 the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt. / When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.” / When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. ... Genesis 42:5-6 So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan. / Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground. Genesis 45:5-11 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. / For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. ... Genesis 47:13-15 There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. / Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace. / When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!” Acts 7:11-13 Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. / On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Amos 8:11 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. 2 Kings 8:1-2 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. Acts 11:28-30 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.) / So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. / This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul. Genesis 41:30-31 but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land. / The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe. Genesis 12:10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. 1 Kings 17:1-7 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” / Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah: / “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. ... 2 Samuel 21:1 During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Treasury of Scripture Moreover he called for a famine on the land: he broke the whole staff of bread. moreover Genesis 41:25-32,34 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do… Genesis 42:5,6 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan… 2 Kings 8:1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. brake Psalm 104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. Genesis 47:13,19 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine… Leviticus 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. Jump to Previous Brake Bread Broke Broken Destroyed Famine Food Moreover Staff Summoned Supplies WholeJump to Next Brake Bread Broke Broken Destroyed Famine Food Moreover Staff Summoned Supplies WholePsalm 105 1. An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works7. The story of God's providence over Abraham 16. Over Joseph 23. Over Jacob in Egypt 26. Over Moses delivering the Israelites 37. Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan. He called down famine The phrase "He called down famine" indicates a divine action initiated by God. The Hebrew root for "called down" is "קָרָא" (qara), which means to call, proclaim, or summon. This suggests that the famine was not a mere natural occurrence but a deliberate act of God. In the biblical context, famines were often seen as instruments of divine judgment or testing. This reflects the sovereignty of God over nature and His ability to use it to fulfill His purposes. Historically, famines were devastating events that could lead to significant social and economic upheaval, emphasizing the seriousness of God's intervention. on the land and cut off all their supplies of food Staff of bread.--Leviticus 26:26. (See, too, Note on Psalm 104:15.) Verse 16. - Moreover he called for a famine upon the land. To "call for a famine" is the same thing as to create a famine. What God "calls for" immediately exists (see Genesis 1:3). "The land" intended is the land of Canaan. He brake the whole staff of bread (comp. Leviticus 26:26; Isaiah lit. 1). Bread is called a "staff," as the great support of life. (For the severity of the famine in Canaan, see Genesis 41:1; Genesis 42:5; Genesis 43:1.)Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He called downוַיִּקְרָ֣א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read famine רָ֭עָב (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and cut off שָׁבָֽר׃ (šā·ḇār) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces all כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their supplies מַטֵּה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of food. לֶ֥חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain Links Psalm 105:16 NIVPsalm 105:16 NLT Psalm 105:16 ESV Psalm 105:16 NASB Psalm 105:16 KJV Psalm 105:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 105:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 105:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 105:16 French Bible Psalm 105:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 105:16 He called for a famine (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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