and afterthem sevenyearsof faminewill come,and allthe abundancewill be forgottenin the landof Egypt,and the faminewill ravagethe land.
"Yet when they had devouredthem, it could not be detectedthat they had devouredthem, for they were justas uglyas before.Then I awoke.
"The sevenleanand uglycowsthat cameup afterthem are sevenyears,and the seventhinearsscorchedby the eastwindwill be sevenyearsof famine.
"So the abundancewill be unknownin the landbecauseof that subsequentfamine;for it [will be] verysevere.
Josephnamedthe firstbornManasseh,"For," [he said], "Godhas made me forgetallmy troubleand allmy father'shousehold."
and the sevenyearsof faminebeganto come,justas Josephhad said,then there was faminein allthe lands,but in allthe landof Egyptthere was bread.
When the faminewas [spread] overallthe faceof the earth,then Josephopenedallthe storehouses,and soldto the Egyptians;and the faminewas severein the landof Egypt.
Now therewas nofoodin allthe land,becausethe faminewas verysevere,so that the landof Egyptand the landof Canaanlanguishedbecauseof the famine.
So Gadcameto Davidand toldhim, and saidto him, "Shall sevenyearsof faminecometo you in your land?Orwill you fleethreemonthsbeforeyour foeswhile they pursueyou? Or shall there be threedays'pestilencein your land?Nowconsiderand seewhatanswerI shall returnto Him who sentme."
Now Elijahthe Tishbite,who was of the settlersof Gilead,saidto Ahab,"As the LORD,the Godof Israellives,beforewhomI stand,surelythere shall be neitherdewnor raintheseyears,exceptby my word."
Now Elishaspoketo the womanwhosesonhe had restoredto life,saying,"Ariseand gowith your household,and sojournwhereveryou can sojourn;for the LORDhas calledfor a famine,and it will evencomeon the landfor sevenyears."
And He calledfor a famineupon the land;He brokethe wholestaffof bread.
Let him drinkand forgethis povertyAnd rememberhis troublenomore.
"Becausehe who is blessedin the earthWill be blessedby the Godof truth;And he who swearsin the earthWill swearby the Godof truth;Becausethe formertroublesare forgotten,And becausethey are hiddenfrom My sight!
"But I sayto you in truth,there were manywidowsin Israelin the daysof Elijah,whenthe skywas shutup for threeyearsand sixmonths,whena greatfaminecameoverallthe land;
Elijahwas a manwith a nature likeours,and he prayedearnestlythat it would not rain,and it did not rainon the earthfor threeyearsand sixmonths.
