And since the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
Genesis 12:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to reside there as an alien, for the famine was severe in the land. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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 (intense and grievous). American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible When a famine struck the land, Abram went down toward Egypt to live as an immigrant since the famine was so severe in the land. Catholic Public Domain Version But a famine occurred in the land. And Abram descended to Egypt, to sojourn there. For famine prevailed over the land. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there came a famine in the country. And Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there; for the famine was very grievous in the land. |
And since the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.
Thus the sons of Israel were among the people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.
Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year, and David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the company of prophets was sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Put the large pot on, and make some stew for the company of prophets.”
As the siege continued, famine in Samaria became so great that a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver and one-fourth of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver.
a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.
I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”
There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
Now there came a famine throughout Egypt and Canaan and great suffering, and our ancestors could find no food.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons.