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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Elimelech Moves His Family to Moab
1 In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him.
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Ruth 1:1
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Ruth 1:1
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Genesis 12:10
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Genesis 12:10
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Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10 At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
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Genesis 12:10
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Genesis 12:10
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Abram in Egypt(A)
10 Now there was a famine in the land,(B) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.(C)
Genesis 26:1
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Genesis 26:1
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Isaac Deceives Abimelech
26 A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.
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Genesis 26:1
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Genesis 26:1
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Isaac and Abimelek(A)
26 Now there was a famine in the land(B)—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines(C) in Gerar.(D)
Ezekiel 14:13
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Ezekiel 14:13
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13 “Son of man, suppose the people of a country were to sin against me, and I lifted my fist to crush them, cutting off their food supply and sending a famine to destroy both people and animals.
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Ezekiel 14:13
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Ezekiel 14:13
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13 “Son of man, if a country sins(A) against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply(B) and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals,(C)
Psalm 105:16
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Psalm 105:16
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16 He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,
cutting off its food supply.
Psalm 105:16
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Psalm 105:16
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16 He called down famine(A) on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
2 Kings 8:1-2
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2 Kings 8:1-2
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The Woman from Shunem Returns Home
8 Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.” 2 So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and settled in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
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2 Kings 8:1-2
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2 Kings 8:1-2
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The Shunammite’s Land Restored
8 Now Elisha had said to the woman(A) whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine(B) in the land that will last seven years.”(C) 2 The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She and her family went away and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years.
Judges 17:8
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Judges 17:8
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8 He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah’s house as he was traveling through.
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Judges 17:8
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Judges 17:8
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8 left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[a] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
Footnotes
- Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession
Judges 2:16-18
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Judges 2:16-18
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The Lord Rescues His People
16 Then the Lord raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. 17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the Lord’s commands.
18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.
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Judges 2:16-18
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Judges 2:16-18
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16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[a](A) who saved(B) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(C) themselves to other gods(D) and worshiped them.(E) They quickly turned(F) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(G) 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(H) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(I) because of their groaning(J) under those who oppressed and afflicted(K) them.
Footnotes
- Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19
Leviticus 26:19
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Leviticus 26:19
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19 I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze.
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Leviticus 26:19
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Leviticus 26:19
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19 I will break down your stubborn pride(A) and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.(B)
Genesis 43:1
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Genesis 43:1
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The Brothers Return to Egypt
43 But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 43:1
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Genesis 43:1
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The Second Journey to Egypt
43 Now the famine was still severe in the land.(A)
Amos 4:6
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Amos 4:6
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6 “I brought hunger to every city
and famine to every town.
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
Amos 4:6
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Amos 4:6
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6 “I gave you empty stomachs in every city
and lack of bread in every town,
yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(A)
Joel 1:16-20
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Joel 1:16-20
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16 Our food disappears before our very eyes.
No joyful celebrations are held in the house of our God.
17 The seeds die in the parched ground,
and the grain crops fail.
The barns stand empty,
and granaries are abandoned.
18 How the animals moan with hunger!
The herds of cattle wander about confused,
because they have no pasture.
The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.
19 Lord, help us!
The fire has consumed the wilderness pastures,
and flames have burned up all the trees.
20 Even the wild animals cry out to you
because the streams have dried up,
and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.
Joel 1:16-20
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Joel 1:16-20
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16 Has not the food been cut off(A)
before our very eyes—
joy and gladness(B)
from the house of our God?(C)
17 The seeds are shriveled
beneath the clods.[a](D)
The storehouses are in ruins,
the granaries have been broken down,
for the grain has dried up.
18 How the cattle moan!
The herds mill about
because they have no pasture;(E)
even the flocks of sheep are suffering.(F)
Footnotes
- Joel 1:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Joel 1:10-11
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Joel 1:10-11
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10 The fields are ruined,
the land is stripped bare.
The grain is destroyed,
the grapes have shriveled,
and the olive oil is gone.
11 Despair, all you farmers!
Wail, all you vine growers!
Weep, because the wheat and barley—
all the crops of the field—are ruined.
Joel 1:10-11
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Joel 1:10-11
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