famine
What does the Bible say about famine? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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11Behold, the days pass, says the Lord, and I will send a famine on the earth: not a famine of bread, nor of thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the Lord.
11And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven; and there will be great signs.
7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places.
10But a famine occurred in the land. And Abram descended to Egypt, to sojourn there. For famine prevailed over the land.
53And so, when the seven years of fertility that occurred in Egypt had passed, 54the seven years of destitution, which Joseph had predicted, began to arrive. And the famine prevailed throughout the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. 55And being hungry, the people cried out to Pharaoh, asking for provisions. And he said to them: “Go to Joseph. And do whatever he will tell you.” 56Then the famine increased daily in all the land. And Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. For the famine had oppressed them also. 57And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.
34a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.
20During famine, he will rescue you from death, and during war, from the hand of the sword.
6Therefore, because of this, I have given you dull teeth in every one of your cities, and a lack of bread in all your places. And you have not been turned back towards me, says the Lord. 7Therefore, I have withheld the rains from you, when there were still three months left until the harvest. And I rained on one city, and I did not rain on another city; one part was rained on, and the part on which I did not rain, dried out. 8And two and three cities went to one city, in order to drink water, and they were not satisfied. And you did not return to me, says the Lord. 9I struck you with a burning wind and with yellowing; the caterpillar has consumed your many gardens and your vineyards, your olive groves and your fig groves. And you did not return to me, says the Lord.
4If we choose to enter the city, we will die from the famine. And if we remain here, we also will die. Therefore, come and let us flee over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare us, we will live. But if they choose to kill us, we will die anyway.”
13“Son of man, when a land will have sinned against me, so that it transgresses grievously, I will extend my hand over it, and I will crush the staff of its bread. And I will send a famine upon it, and I will destroy from it both man and beast.
19They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied: