And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not consumed with scarcity.
Genesis 47:13 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land: more especially of Egypt and Chanaan. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [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 hung in doubt and wavered by reason of the hunger (destitution, starvation) of the famine. American Standard Version (1901) And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. Common English Bible There was no food in the land because the famine was so severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan dried up from the famine. Catholic Public Domain Version For in the whole world there was a lack of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, most of all Egypt and Canaan, English Standard Version 2016 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. |
And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not consumed with scarcity.
And Achab said to Abdias: Go into the land unto all fountains of waters, and into all valleys, to see if we can find grass, and save the horses and mules, that the beasts may not utterly perish.
Who is the wise man, that may understand this, and to whom the word of the mouth of the Lord may come that he may declare this, why the land hath perished and is burnt up like a wilderness which none passeth through?
Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth.
Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers found no food.