Genesis 12:10 Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe.

12:10 AMP

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Amplified Bible - Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe.
新标点和合本 - 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那地遭遇饥荒。亚伯兰因那地的饥荒严重，就下到埃及，要在那里寄居。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那地遭遇饥荒。亚伯兰因那地的饥荒严重，就下到埃及，要在那里寄居。
当代译本 - 那地方遭遇饥荒，灾情非常严重，亚伯兰便下到埃及暂住。
圣经新译本 - 当时，那地发生饥荒，亚伯兰就下到埃及去，要在那里寄居；因为那地的饥荒十分严重。
中文标准译本 - 当时那地有饥荒。因为那地的饥荒严重，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里寄居。
现代标点和合本 - 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
和合本（拼音版） - 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
New International Version - Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
New International Reader's Version - At that time there was not enough food in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while.
English Standard Version - Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
New Living Translation - At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
The Message - Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look. We both know that you’re a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they’re going to say, ‘Aha! That’s his wife!’ and kill me. But they’ll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you’re my sister. Because of you, they’ll welcome me and let me live.”
Christian Standard Bible - There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while because the famine in the land was severe.
New American Standard Bible - Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe in the land.
New King James Version - Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.
American Standard Version - And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
King James Version - And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
New English Translation - There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.
World English Bible - There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
新標點和合本 - 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裏暫居。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那地遭遇饑荒。亞伯蘭因那地的饑荒嚴重，就下到埃及，要在那裏寄居。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那地遭遇饑荒。亞伯蘭因那地的饑荒嚴重，就下到埃及，要在那裏寄居。
當代譯本 - 那地方遭遇饑荒，災情非常嚴重，亞伯蘭便下到埃及暫住。
聖經新譯本 - 當時，那地發生饑荒，亞伯蘭就下到埃及去，要在那裡寄居；因為那地的饑荒十分嚴重。
呂振中譯本 - 當時在那地鬧了饑荒，因為饑荒在那地很嚴重，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要寄居在那裏。
中文標準譯本 - 當時那地有饑荒。因為那地的饑荒嚴重，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裡寄居。
現代標點和合本 - 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裡暫居。
文理和合譯本 - 其地適饑且甚、亞伯蘭乃旅於埃及、
文理委辦譯本 - 適歲大饑、故亞伯蘭往、旅於埃及、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 是地適饑、因饑甚、故亞伯蘭往旅伊及、
Nueva Versión Internacional - En ese entonces, hubo tanta hambre en aquella región que Abram se fue a vivir a Egipto.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 가나안 땅에 심한 흉년이 들어 아브람은 이집트에 가서 살려고 그 쪽으로 내려갔다.
Новый Русский Перевод - На земле был голод, и Аврам направился жить в Египет, потому что голод был очень силен.
Восточный перевод - На земле был голод, и Ибрам направился жить в Египет , потому что голод был очень силён.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - На земле был голод, и Ибрам направился жить в Египет , потому что голод был очень силён.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - На земле был голод, и Ибром направился жить в Египет , потому что голод был очень силён.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Une famine survint dans le pays. Alors Abram se rendit en Egypte pour y séjourner quelque temps, car la famine sévissait dans le pays.
リビングバイブル - ちょうどそのころ、この地方一帯がひどいききんに見舞われたので、何とかしなければならなくなったアブラムは、ひとまずエジプトに避難することにしました。
Nova Versão Internacional - Houve fome naquela terra, e Abrão desceu ao Egito para ali viver algum tempo, pois a fome era rigorosa.
Hoffnung für alle - Im Land Kanaan brach eine schwere Hungersnot aus. Abram zog nach Ägypten, um während dieser Zeit dort Zuflucht zu suchen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Lúc ấy, vì có nạn đói lớn xảy đến trong xứ, nên Áp-ram lánh sang Ai Cập.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เวลานั้นเกิดการกันดารอาหารในดินแดนคานาอัน อับรามจึงอพยพลงไปอียิปต์และอาศัยอยู่ที่นั่นระยะหนึ่ง เพราะการกันดารอาหารรุนแรงมาก
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เกิดทุพภิกขภัยขึ้นในแผ่นดิน อับรามจึงลงไปยังประเทศอียิปต์ เพื่ออาศัยอยู่ชั่วคราว เพราะอดอยากยิ่งนัก

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Genesis 47:13 - Now [in the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished [in destitution and starvation] because of the famine.
2 Samuel 21:1 - There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
2 Kings 7:1 - Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of finely-milled flour will sell for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”
2 Kings 7:2 - Then the royal officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “If the Lord should make windows in heaven [for the rain], could this thing take place?” Elisha said, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but [because you doubt] you will not eat of it.”
2 Kings 7:3 - Now four men who were lepers were at the entrance of the [city’s] gate; and they said to one another, “Why should we sit here until we die?
2 Kings 7:4 - If we say, ‘We will enter the city’—then the famine is in the city and we will die there; and if we sit still here, we will also die. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans (Syrians). If they let us live, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
2 Kings 7:5 - So they got up at twilight to go to the Aramean camp. But when they came to the edge of the camp, there was no one there.
2 Kings 7:6 - For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us.”
2 Kings 7:7 - So the Arameans set out and fled during the twilight, and left their tents, horses, and donkeys, even left the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives.
2 Kings 7:8 - When these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away from there silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they went back and entered another tent and carried [some valuable things] from there also, and went and hid them.
Genesis 26:1 - Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
Genesis 26:2 - The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.
Genesis 26:3 - Live temporarily [as a resident] in this land and I will be with you and will bless and favor you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish and carry out the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
Psalms 105:13 - And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,
2 Kings 8:1 - Now Elisha had said to the [Shunammite] woman whose son he had restored to life, “Prepare and go, you and your household, and stay temporarily wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and moreover, it will come on the land [and continue] for seven years.”
2 Kings 8:2 - So the woman set out and did everything in accordance with the word of the man of God. She and her household went and stayed temporarily as foreigners in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
Jeremiah 14:1 - The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 Kings 4:38 - Elisha came back to Gilgal during a famine in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.”
2 Kings 6:25 - Now there was a great famine in Samaria; and they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver.
Psalms 34:19 - Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, But the Lord rescues him from them all.
Acts 14:22 - strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, “It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
Genesis 42:5 - So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan also.
John 16:33 - I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
Psalms 107:34 - A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
Acts 7:11 - “Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress and our fathers could not find food [for their households and livestock].
1 Kings 17:1 - Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
1 Kings 17:2 - And the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
1 Kings 17:3 - “Go from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan [River].
1 Kings 17:4 - You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food].”
1 Kings 17:5 - So he went and did in accordance with the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
1 Kings 17:6 - And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
1 Kings 17:7 - It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
1 Kings 17:8 - Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
1 Kings 17:9 - “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
1 Kings 17:10 - So he set out and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks [for firewood]. He called out to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a jar, so that I may drink.”
1 Kings 17:11 - As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”
1 Kings 17:12 - But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar. See, I am gathering a few sticks so that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it [as our last meal] and die.”
1 Kings 17:13 - Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. Just make me a little bread from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son.
1 Kings 17:14 - For this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted nor shall the jar of oil be empty until the day that the Lord sends rain [again] on the face of the earth.’ ”
1 Kings 17:15 - She went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
1 Kings 17:16 - The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
1 Kings 17:17 - It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
1 Kings 17:18 - So she said to Elijah, “What [problem] is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?”
Ruth 1:1 - In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
Genesis 46:3 - And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.
Genesis 46:4 - I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you (your people) up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes [to close them at the time of your death].”
Genesis 43:1 - Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].

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Amplified Bible - Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe.
新标点和合本 - 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那地遭遇饥荒。亚伯兰因那地的饥荒严重，就下到埃及，要在那里寄居。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那地遭遇饥荒。亚伯兰因那地的饥荒严重，就下到埃及，要在那里寄居。
当代译本 - 那地方遭遇饥荒，灾情非常严重，亚伯兰便下到埃及暂住。
圣经新译本 - 当时，那地发生饥荒，亚伯兰就下到埃及去，要在那里寄居；因为那地的饥荒十分严重。
中文标准译本 - 当时那地有饥荒。因为那地的饥荒严重，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里寄居。
现代标点和合本 - 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
和合本（拼音版） - 那地遭遇饥荒。因饥荒甚大，亚伯兰就下埃及去，要在那里暂居。
New International Version - Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
New International Reader's Version - At that time there was not enough food in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while.
English Standard Version - Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
New Living Translation - At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
The Message - Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look. We both know that you’re a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they’re going to say, ‘Aha! That’s his wife!’ and kill me. But they’ll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you’re my sister. Because of you, they’ll welcome me and let me live.”
Christian Standard Bible - There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while because the famine in the land was severe.
New American Standard Bible - Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe in the land.
New King James Version - Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.
American Standard Version - And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
King James Version - And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
New English Translation - There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.
World English Bible - There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
新標點和合本 - 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裏暫居。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那地遭遇饑荒。亞伯蘭因那地的饑荒嚴重，就下到埃及，要在那裏寄居。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那地遭遇饑荒。亞伯蘭因那地的饑荒嚴重，就下到埃及，要在那裏寄居。
當代譯本 - 那地方遭遇饑荒，災情非常嚴重，亞伯蘭便下到埃及暫住。
聖經新譯本 - 當時，那地發生饑荒，亞伯蘭就下到埃及去，要在那裡寄居；因為那地的饑荒十分嚴重。
呂振中譯本 - 當時在那地鬧了饑荒，因為饑荒在那地很嚴重，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要寄居在那裏。
中文標準譯本 - 當時那地有饑荒。因為那地的饑荒嚴重，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裡寄居。
現代標點和合本 - 那地遭遇饑荒。因饑荒甚大，亞伯蘭就下埃及去，要在那裡暫居。
文理和合譯本 - 其地適饑且甚、亞伯蘭乃旅於埃及、
文理委辦譯本 - 適歲大饑、故亞伯蘭往、旅於埃及、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 是地適饑、因饑甚、故亞伯蘭往旅伊及、
Nueva Versión Internacional - En ese entonces, hubo tanta hambre en aquella región que Abram se fue a vivir a Egipto.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 가나안 땅에 심한 흉년이 들어 아브람은 이집트에 가서 살려고 그 쪽으로 내려갔다.
Новый Русский Перевод - На земле был голод, и Аврам направился жить в Египет, потому что голод был очень силен.
Восточный перевод - На земле был голод, и Ибрам направился жить в Египет , потому что голод был очень силён.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - На земле был голод, и Ибрам направился жить в Египет , потому что голод был очень силён.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - На земле был голод, и Ибром направился жить в Египет , потому что голод был очень силён.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Une famine survint dans le pays. Alors Abram se rendit en Egypte pour y séjourner quelque temps, car la famine sévissait dans le pays.
リビングバイブル - ちょうどそのころ、この地方一帯がひどいききんに見舞われたので、何とかしなければならなくなったアブラムは、ひとまずエジプトに避難することにしました。
Nova Versão Internacional - Houve fome naquela terra, e Abrão desceu ao Egito para ali viver algum tempo, pois a fome era rigorosa.
Hoffnung für alle - Im Land Kanaan brach eine schwere Hungersnot aus. Abram zog nach Ägypten, um während dieser Zeit dort Zuflucht zu suchen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Lúc ấy, vì có nạn đói lớn xảy đến trong xứ, nên Áp-ram lánh sang Ai Cập.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เวลานั้นเกิดการกันดารอาหารในดินแดนคานาอัน อับรามจึงอพยพลงไปอียิปต์และอาศัยอยู่ที่นั่นระยะหนึ่ง เพราะการกันดารอาหารรุนแรงมาก
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เกิดทุพภิกขภัยขึ้นในแผ่นดิน อับรามจึงลงไปยังประเทศอียิปต์ เพื่ออาศัยอยู่ชั่วคราว เพราะอดอยากยิ่งนัก

Genesis 47:13 - Now [in the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished [in destitution and starvation] because of the famine.
2 Samuel 21:1 - There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
2 Kings 7:1 - Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of finely-milled flour will sell for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ”
2 Kings 7:2 - Then the royal officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “If the Lord should make windows in heaven [for the rain], could this thing take place?” Elisha said, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but [because you doubt] you will not eat of it.”
2 Kings 7:3 - Now four men who were lepers were at the entrance of the [city’s] gate; and they said to one another, “Why should we sit here until we die?
2 Kings 7:4 - If we say, ‘We will enter the city’—then the famine is in the city and we will die there; and if we sit still here, we will also die. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans (Syrians). If they let us live, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
2 Kings 7:5 - So they got up at twilight to go to the Aramean camp. But when they came to the edge of the camp, there was no one there.
2 Kings 7:6 - For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us.”
2 Kings 7:7 - So the Arameans set out and fled during the twilight, and left their tents, horses, and donkeys, even left the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives.
2 Kings 7:8 - When these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away from there silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they went back and entered another tent and carried [some valuable things] from there also, and went and hid them.
Genesis 26:1 - Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
Genesis 26:2 - The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.
Genesis 26:3 - Live temporarily [as a resident] in this land and I will be with you and will bless and favor you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish and carry out the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
Psalms 105:13 - And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,
2 Kings 8:1 - Now Elisha had said to the [Shunammite] woman whose son he had restored to life, “Prepare and go, you and your household, and stay temporarily wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and moreover, it will come on the land [and continue] for seven years.”
2 Kings 8:2 - So the woman set out and did everything in accordance with the word of the man of God. She and her household went and stayed temporarily as foreigners in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
Jeremiah 14:1 - The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 Kings 4:38 - Elisha came back to Gilgal during a famine in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.”
2 Kings 6:25 - Now there was a great famine in Samaria; and they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver.
Psalms 34:19 - Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, But the Lord rescues him from them all.
Acts 14:22 - strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, “It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
Genesis 42:5 - So the sons of Israel came [to Egypt] to buy grain along with the others who were coming, for famine was in the land of Canaan also.
John 16:33 - I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
Psalms 107:34 - A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
Acts 7:11 - “Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great distress and our fathers could not find food [for their households and livestock].
1 Kings 17:1 - Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
1 Kings 17:2 - And the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
1 Kings 17:3 - “Go from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan [River].
1 Kings 17:4 - You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food].”
1 Kings 17:5 - So he went and did in accordance with the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
1 Kings 17:6 - And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
1 Kings 17:7 - It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
1 Kings 17:8 - Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
1 Kings 17:9 - “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
1 Kings 17:10 - So he set out and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks [for firewood]. He called out to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a jar, so that I may drink.”
1 Kings 17:11 - As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”
1 Kings 17:12 - But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar. See, I am gathering a few sticks so that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it [as our last meal] and die.”
1 Kings 17:13 - Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. Just make me a little bread from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son.
1 Kings 17:14 - For this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted nor shall the jar of oil be empty until the day that the Lord sends rain [again] on the face of the earth.’ ”
1 Kings 17:15 - She went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
1 Kings 17:16 - The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
1 Kings 17:17 - It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
1 Kings 17:18 - So she said to Elijah, “What [problem] is there between you and me, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to put my son to death?”
Ruth 1:1 - In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
Genesis 46:3 - And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.
Genesis 46:4 - I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you (your people) up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes [to close them at the time of your death].”
Genesis 43:1 - Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].