Bible verses about "famine" | new

Genesis 12:10

  10 H7458 And there was a famine H776 in the land: H87 and Abram H3381 [H8799] went down H4714 into Egypt H1481 [H8800] to sojourn H7458 there; for the famine H3515 was grievous H776 in the land.

Genesis 41:53-57

  53 H7651 And the seven H8141 years H7647 of plenteousness, H776 that was in the land H4714 of Egypt, H3615 [H8799] were ended.
  54 H7651 And the seven H8141 years H7458 of famine H2490 [H8686] began H935 [H8800] to come, H3130 according as Joseph H559 [H8804] had said: H7458 and the famine H776 was in all lands; H776 but in all the land H4714 of Egypt H3899 there was bread.
  55 H776 And when all the land H4714 of Egypt H7456 [H8799] was famished, H5971 the people H6817 [H8799] shrieked H6547 to Pharaoh H3899 for bread: H6547 and Pharaoh H559 [H8799] said H4714 to all the Egyptians, H3212 [H8798] Go H3130 to Joseph; H559 [H8799] what he saith H6213 [H8799] to you, do.
  56 H7458 And the famine H6440 was over all the face H776 of the earth: H3130 And Joseph H6605 [H8799] opened H7666 [H8799] all the storehouses, and sold H4714 to the Egyptians; H7458 and the famine H2388 [H8799] became severe H776 in the land H4714 of Egypt.
  57 H776 And all lands H935 [H8804] came H4714 into Egypt H3130 to Joseph H7666 [H8800] to buy H7458 grain; because the famine H2388 [H8804] was severe H776 in all lands.

2 Kings 7:4

  4 H559 [H8804] If we say, H935 [H8799] We will enter H5892 into the city, H7458 then the famine H5892 is in the city, H4191 [H8804] and we shall die H3427 [H8804] there: and if we sit still H4191 [H8804] here, we die H3212 [H8798] also. Now therefore come, H5307 [H8799] and let us fall H4264 to the army H758 of the Syrians: H2421 [H8762] if they save us alive, H2421 [H8799] we shall live; H4191 [H8686] and if they kill H4191 [H8804] us, we shall but die.

Job 5:20

  20 H7458 In famine H6299 [H8804] he shall ransom H4194 thee from death: H4421 and in war H3027 from the hand H2719 of the sword.

Psalms 107:34

  34 H6529 A fruitful H776 land H4420 into barrenness, H7451 for the evil H3427 [H8802] of them that dwell in it.

Ezekiel 14:13

  13 H1121 Son H120 of man, H776 when the land H2398 [H8799] sinneth H4603 [H8800] against me by committing H4604 treachery, H5186 [H8804] then will I stretch out H3027 my hand H7665 [H8804] upon it, and will break H4294 the staff H3899 of its bread, H7971 [H8689] and will send H7458 famine H3772 [H8689] upon it, and will cut off H120 man H929 and beast from it:

Jeremiah 52:6

  6 H7243 And in the fourth H2320 month, H8672 in the ninth H2320 day of the month, H7458 the famine H2388 [H8799] was great H5892 in the city, H3899 so that there was no bread H5971 for the people H776 of the land.

Amos 4:6-9

  6 H5414 [H8804] And I also have given H5356 you cleanness H8127 of teeth H5892 in all your cities, H2640 and want H3899 of bread H4725 in all your places: H7725 [H8804] yet have ye not returned H5002 [H8803] to me, saith H3068 the LORD.
  7 H4513 [H8804] And also I have withheld H1653 the rain H7969 from you, when there were yet three H2320 months H7105 to the harvest: H4305 [H8689] and I caused it to rain H259 upon one H5892 city, H4305 [H8686] and caused it not to rain H259 upon another H5892 city: H259 one H2513 piece H4305 [H8735] was rained H2513 upon, and the piece H4305 [H8686] on which it rained H3001 [H8799] not withered.
  8 H8147 So two H7969 or three H5892 cities H5128 [H8804] wandered H259 to one H5892 city, H8354 [H8800] to drink H4325 water; H7646 [H8799] but they were not satisfied: H7725 [H8804] yet have ye not returned H5002 [H8803] to me, saith H3068 the LORD.
  9 H5221 [H8689] I have smitten H7711 you with blighting H3420 and mildew: H1593 when your gardens H3754 and your vineyards H8384 and your fig trees H2132 and your olive trees H7235 [H8687] increased, H1501 the palmerworm H398 [H8799] devoured H7725 [H8804] them: yet have ye not returned H5002 [H8803] to me, saith H3068 the LORD.

Joel 1:16

  16 H400 Is not the food H3772 [H8738] cut off H5869 before our eyes, H8057 and joy H1524 and gladness H1004 from the house H430 of our God?

Matthew 24:7

  7 G1063 { For G1484 nation G1453 [G5701] shall rise G1909 against G1484 nation, G2532 and G932 kingdom G1909 against G932 kingdom: G2532 and G2071 [G5704] there shall be G3042 famines, G2532 and G3061 pestilences, G2532 and G4578 earthquakes, G2596 in various G5117 places.}

Luke 21:11

  11 G5037 { And G3173 great G4578 earthquakes G2071 [G5704] shall be G2596 in G5117 various places, G2532 and G3042 famines, G2532 and G3061 pestilences; G5037 and G5400 fearful sights G2532 and G3173 great G4592 signs G2071 [G5704] shall there be G575 from G3772 heaven.}

Amos 8:11

  11 H3117 Behold, the days H935 [H8802] come, H5002 [H8803] saith H136 the Sovereign H3069 LORD, H7971 [H8689] that I will send H7458 a famine H776 in the land, H7458 not a famine H3899 of bread, H6772 nor a thirst H4325 for water, H8085 [H8800] but of hearing H1697 the words H3068 of the LORD:

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